Import Profile

Import Profile

Use the CUSTOMTOOLS Import Profile feature to import your CUSTOMTOOLS Profiles (*.cfg, *.ctprof), the Teamworks Custom Property Manager Configuration Files (*.twx) and, the ToolWorks Configuration Files (*.sdhini) into your CUSTOMTOOLS database.

NOTE: In order to be able to import a profile, it has to be exported before hand.

Run CUSTOMTOOLS Administration tool and then login to the database where you want to import the profile to.

In the Database View, right-click the Profiles node and select Import Profile. The Import Profile dialog box appear.

TIP: An alternative way to start importing a profile to CUSTOMTOOLS database is to click the Import Profile command located in the Profile Settings group in ribbon.

Selecting the Source File to Import a Profile From:

Look in. Shows the name of current folder. The contents of the current folder are shown in the content view.
File name. Specifies the name of the file to be opened. You can also type the whole path into this box.
Files of type. The type of the file to be opened. The content view shows only the same type of files as defined here. You can import the following types of the profile/configuration files:

CUSTOMTOOLS Profile files exported from CUSTOMTOOLS 2009 or newer version (.ctprof)
CUSTOMTOOLS 3.x configuration files (*.cfg)
CPM 9 configuration files (*.twx)
ToolWorks configuration files (*.sdhini)

Recent folders. Shows the folders that are recently used.
Open. Opens the Profile Creation Wizard used to finish the profile import process.

Profiles imported using the CPM 9 configuration file as the source file, does not have the any Properties enabled in search by default. The user can set the desired Properties enabled in search using the Property Wizard after importing the CPM 9 profile into the CUSTOMTOOLS database. Please refer to the Property Wizard help for more information.

Output Name of The Profile Imported:

Define a name the imported profile is shown as, in the CUSTOMTOOLS database in the Profile Wizard: Step 1 dialog box.

Profile name	The Profile name box determines a name which the imported profile is about to be shown as in the CUSTOMTOOLS database. By default, the source profile filename appear in the Profile name box. If the default profile name is not the one you would like to call the profile as, in the CUSTOMTOOLS database, replace the current profile name in the Profile name box with your desired one.
Set profile active	Select the Set profile active option to make the imported profile as the active one in the CUSTOMTOOLS database once the profile import is finished. An active profile in the CUSTOMTOOLS database means the profile that is being used by all CUSTOMTOOLS workstations that use the CUSTOMTOOLS database the profile is located in.

Selecting the Source File to Import a Profile From:

Output Name of The Profile Imported:

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