Import an Application

Import and save applications to Operations Hub.

About this task

When you import an application, a copy of the application and its components (that is, plug-ins, pages, entities, queries, events, themes, and settings) is created. If an application or a component with the same name exists in the current site, then a system-generated number is appended to the name of the imported application or component. However, if a plug-in with the same name exists, the plug-in is not imported. Instead, the plug-in that already exists in the site is used in the application.

Before you begin

Export the application that you want to import. Default applications are excluded from the import operation.

Procedure

  1. In the main navigation menu, select APPS.
    The APPS workspace appears.

  2. Select Import App.
    A message appears, indicating that if there is already an application or a component with the same name, the imported application or component will contain a new name.
  3. Proceed to import the application.
  4. Navigate to the application (stored as a .zip file) that you want to import, then select Open.
    Important: To avoid system related errors, do not modify original exported zip files and repackage them for import.
  5. If the application being imported already exists in Operations Hub with the same name, a Confirm screen appears to resolve the import conflict. Select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    Duplicate Creates a duplicate copy of the application and imports to Operations Hub.
    Replace Deletes the existing application in Operations Hub and replaces with the one from the import file.

    It is possible that some conflict items (Query, Datasource, Entity, Theme, etc.) detected during app import may have same name but a different configuration. If you choose Replace in such cases, bindings may be lost. To fix the issue, you need to rebind that item with the page after import.

    If duplicate data source records are found, you may be asked to confirm before importing the file to Operations Hub. Refer to Handling Duplicate OPC UA Data Sources.

  6. If the system detects that the imported application has widgets/plug-ins eligible for upgrades, then they are automatically updated to their latest versions. See Configure Plug-in Upgrades.

Results

A copy of the selected application is created. The Pages workspace appears, displaying a list of pages copied from the original application.