Exporting media with electronic forms
To reuse media objects with electronic forms on another RICOH ProcessDirector system, you can export them by copying the
media.zip
file to another system. The Export Objects function exports media objects but does not export the electronic forms defined for
media objects.media.zip
file whenever you define, edit, rename, or delete a media object.- Log in to the primary computer.
- Go to this directory:
/aiw/aiw1/share
on AIX and LinuxC:\aiw\aiw1\share
on Windows
- Copy the
media.zip
file to the system that you are exporting the media to. - Log in to the RICOH ProcessDirector primary computer on that system and put the
media.zip
file in this directory:/aiw/aiw1
on AIX and LinuxC:\aiw\aiw1
on Windows
- Extract the media objects from the
media.zip
file.Extracting the media objects:- Puts a
media.xml
file in the same directory as themedia.zip
file. - Adds all electronic forms defined for the media to this directory:
/aiw/aiw1/constantforms
on AIX and LinuxC:\aiw\aiw1\constantforms
on Windows
If the
constantforms
directory has another version of an electronic form, the file extraction process asks if you want to replace the form. For example, theconstantforms
directory could have copies of the sample forms installed with the Preprinted Forms Replacement feature.- To extract only forms that are not on the system where you are importing the media objects, choose the option to replace none of the files.
- To replace all the forms on the system with the version of the forms in the
media.zip
file, choose the option to replace all the files.
- Puts a
- Make sure that the RICOH ProcessDirector system user and group ( aiw1 and aiwgrp1 are the defaults) have permission to read and modify these files and directories:
- The
constantforms
directory - All electronic forms in the
constantforms
directory
- The
- Import the media objects:
- Click the Administration tab on the user interface of the system where you are importing the media objects.
- In the left pane, click .
- Click File to Import.
- Go to this directory:
/aiw/aiw1
on AIX and LinuxC:\aiw\aiw1
on Windows
- Select the
media.xml
file. - Select the media objects that you want to import.
- To make sure that you do not update media objects that exist, click Deselect existing objects.
- Click Import.
For more information about importing objects, see the related task for copying objects from another system.