Click the Import button from the
Databases form in System Configuration. Use the Database page to create a new database file based on the contents of the local file you select.
Click Browse to activate the file chooser. The file chooser varies from one browser to another, but they all enable you to select a file from the local machine or network.
The file name chosen must be in UTF-8 format. The extension name of the file is not used and could be anything. However, the system will only recognize files in the dbc standard formats.
When importing databases, an option is provided to instruct the importer on how to construct the signal name. Allowing extended names will prepend the description to the name, while not allowing extended names will leave the signal name as is. A double colon (::) will be inserted between the description and the signal name if extended names is selected. All signal names must be unique. If duplicate signal names are encountered, they will be made unique by appending sequential number preceded by the pound sign (#).
After you select a file, click the Import button. This triggers the import process which reads the file, validates the format, and creates the database configuration exactly as defined.
Should there be any problems with the file, or should the content not be in the correct format or type, an error message displays and the import aborts. Should this be the case, no import takes place and no new database is created. Either the process completes in its entirety, or the process does nothing. The system will never create a partial database configuration file.
Upon the successful import of a database file, the database tree contains the newly imported database. If no database edits are pending, the imported database becomes the current database.
If warning errors occur in the import process, The System Logs the issues and an informational dialog displays.