You can import a class that has been exported to a .soc file into another CIMPLICITY project using the class popup menu options.

1.  Right-click the Classes icon in the Workbench left pane.

2. Select Import from the popup menu.

The Open dialog box opens.

3. Open an import file as follows.

Field	Description
Look in	Folder in which the file is located
File name	<ClassName>.soc Name of the class which is the name for the class file
Files of type	*.soc is the extension for a class  file.

4. Click Open.

The Workbench displays.

5. Press F5 to refresh the screen.

Result: CIMPLICITY distributes the .soc file components as follows:

Component	Folder Distributed to:
Class configuration	Classes
Scripts (.bcl) files	Scripts
CimEdit (.cim) files	Screens

A class developer can now modify the class to meet any different requirements for the project.

An object designer can immediately implement objects with associated CimEdit/CimView screens.

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Step 10. Export or import a class.

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