Extraction of an Archive

Note

The currently loaded project will be closed automatically when extracting the selected project archive. It is recommended to open a new instance of Automation Builder before starting the extraction process.

The following steps describe the extraction of an archive file and the import to Automation Builder:

Select File -> Project Archive -> Extract Archive.

-> The Project Archive dialog appears which provides information of the current selected target path and the content of the project archive:

The following functions and parameters are available:

Section/Control	Parameter	Description
General	Extract archive content relatively to	Path to which the project archive should be extracted.
	Button …	Opening a folder selection dialog which allows selecting the desired path.
Archive contents	Additional files…	Not supported
	Show comment… see Remark 1 Extraction of an Archive	Opening the Comment dialog which shows the attached project archive comment.
	Extract	Triggering the extraction process. Automation Builder extracts the archive and creates a project from out the archive. After creating the project Automation Builder checks the version of the project. If the project version and the activated Automation Builder version is not identically the workflow is the same as described in “Opening an Existing Project Opening and Updating an Existing Project\ \ \”.
	Cancel	Closing the Extract Archive dialog and canceling the extraction process.

Remark 1: Comment

Open the Comment dialog via button ShowComment…