GUI class export

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You can generate an XML export file for a specific GUI class. You can subsequently import the file into a different repository or application.

collapseExporting a GUI class

To create a GUI class export file:

1.In the Windows Designer catalog, select the GUI class for which you want to create an XML export file.
2.From the context menu, choose Export.
The Export dialog appears.
3.Specify the file name and directory of the file to be created, and click OK.
collapseRe-importing a GUI class

To re-import a GUI class export file into a target repository or application:

1.In USoft Binder, open a Binder file pointing to the target repository or application, or create such a file.
2.From this Binder file, open the Windows Designer.
3.Check that the target repository or application meets all prerequisites for importing the XML export file:

•The superclass of the GUI class must exist in the target repository.

•For the tables, columns and relations, used in the GUI class, the target repository must contain the same conceptual definitions as in the source repository.

•If the GUI class uses menu pages or refers to decisions, these definitions must also be the same as in the source repository.

•The superclass(es) in the target repository must contain the same members as in the source repository.

XML export files only contain those Windows Designer paintings that are locally set on the GUI class.
4.From the menu bar choose Tools, Import....
The Import dialog appears.
5.Specify the file name identifying the export file, or click Browse, and click OK. If inconsistencies are detected, a Report on Import Dialog is opened with further details.