You can back up your project's security system
configuration by exporting it to a file. You can also import a
configuration either from a file or from another runtime
project.
Exporting the configuration to a
file
To export the security system configuration:
- In the main
Security System dialog,
click Backup. The Import/Export dialog is displayed.
- Click Export to
file. A standard Save
As dialog is displayed.
- Specify a file name and location for the file, and
then click OK.
The exported file is encrypted, using the main
password configured in the Security
System dialog.
Tip: You can
also export the configuration during runtime by calling the
ExportSeruritySystem
function.
Importing the configuration from a
file
If your project's
security mode is set to Local
Only, then you can import a configuration from a previously
exported file.
To import the security system configuration:
- In the main
Security System dialog,
click Backup. The Import/Export dialog is displayed.
- Click Import from
file. A standard Open
dialog is displayed.
- Locate the configuration file (*.dat) that you want to import, and then click
OK. You will be prompted for the
configuration's main password.
- Type the password, and then click OK. The Import
from File dialog is displayed.
- Select an import method:
- Import only settings that
do not conflict: Merge the imported settings with the
current project settings. In the case of conflicts, keep the
current settings.
- Import all settings and
replace conflicts: Merge the imported settings with the
project settings. In the case of conflicts, use the imported
settings.
- Replace the current
settings: Completely replace the current project settings
with the settings imported from the file.
- Click OK.
Tip: You can
also import the configuration during runtime by calling the
ImportSecuritySystem
function.
Importing the configuration from
another project
If your project's
security mode is set to
Distributed
– Server, then you can import a configuration from another
project if:
- The other project's security mode is set to
Distributed – Client, and its
server settings are configured to use your project as the server;
and
- The other project is currently running on the same
network.
To import the security system configuration:
- In the main
Security System dialog,
click Backup. The Import/Export dialog is displayed.
- Click Import from client
station. The Import Security from
Client Station dialog is displayed.
The dialog shows a list of runtime projects that are
using your project as their security system server. Each
project/client listing includes a time stamp that shows when it
last cached the security system configuration.
- Select a client station, and then click Import from client. You will be prompted for
the configuration's main password.
- Type the password, and then click OK.