When you import a component, you add the component definition from an import file to your project.
To perform the import process:
1. Click Library > Go to Library in the OpenEdge Management console menu.
The OpenEdge Management Component Library page appears.
2. In the Import and Export Components section, click Import Components.
The OpenEdge Management Import page appears.
3. If you want, you can change the default value in the Import from file field. (The default path and filename are the same as the default values used for the most recent export operation.)
4. Indicate the action you want taken if any of the components that you are importing already exist. You can choose to:
Display an error — Indicates that none of the components is imported if any component in the import file conflicts with an existing component. (This is the default.)
Keep existing resource — Indicates that the existing definition of a given component is maintained and the imported definition discarded.
Replace existing resource — Indicates that the existing definition is deleted and the imported definition is added.
5. Choose one:
Import — Initiates the import operation. The Importing File page displays and is updated every three seconds. In general, the larger the number of components you are importing from the export.xml file, the longer the operation can take.
Cancel — Terminates the current import selections.
Once the import operation is completed, the Import Summary Report page appears.
The report data on the Import Summary Report page indicates which components have been updated. This update occurs when you select the Replace existing resource option on the OpenEdge Management Import page.
Note: Unlike with the export operation, there are no explicit and implicit components associated with the import operation. No components appear dimmed in the import operation's report page.
If you select the Display an error option on the OpenEdge Management Import page and then a conflict is encountered, you are notified that the import failed.
Display an error — Indicates that none of the components is imported if any component in the import file conflicts with an existing component. (This is the default.)