Copying Objects from One System to Another

To duplicate objects from one TotalFlow Production Manager system to another, you can export them from the original system and import them into the new system rather than recreating them manually. Administrators can export and import the server, printers, printer pools, papers, users, reports, workflows, activities, and notifications. You cannot export or import jobs.

If you import an object that has the same name as an existing object of the same type, the new content overwrites the content of the existing object.

To copy objects from one system to another:

On the source system:
1. Log in to TotalFlow Production Manager as an administrator.
2. In the menu bar, click Configuration.
3. In the Server pod, click Export.
  
  The file is automatically saved on the client system. The default name of this file is TotalFlow_Production_Manager_Export_yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm_ss.xml. There is no leading zero when the month, day, hour, minute, or second is a single-digit value.
On the target system:
1. Log in to TotalFlow Production Manager as an administrator.
2. In the menu bar, click Configuration.
3. In the Server pod, click Import.
  
  You see the Import Objects dialog:
4. Click Browse and select the XML file that contains exported objects, then click Open or Save, depending on your browser.
  
  You see the objects in the file. By default, they are all selected:
5. Select the objects that you want to import. Some of the objects in the file might be already on your machine. In this case a message is displayed to remind you of this.
6. Click OK.
  The objects are saved in the downloads location specified in the browser settings.
  1. To make sure that all the objects are imported correctly, clear the browser cache.
  2. When you import or migrate Custom printers, make sure you also import the custom printer definition files for those printers.