Exporting/Importing Counters

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Exporting/Importing Counters

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Overview

 

A Counter can be exported from an MCL-Mobility Platform account and imported into another one. When exporting/importing a counter, ONLY its structure is exported/imported.

 

 

To Export a Counter

 

Step-by-step

 

1. Access the "Counter Management" page by clicking Business Analytics Button in the Admin Dashboard's "Control Panel", and, in the resulting row, click Counters Sub Module Button.

 

Counter Management_Page_List View

 

2. Select the counter to be exported by clicking the corresponding Check box. The Export Header Button is, now, enabled.

 

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3. Click Export Counter Header Button. The "Export Counter" window opens.

 

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4. Click Export_Blue Button. An "MP_<counter name>.counter" file is, automatically, generated (ex. "MP_ItemsPicked.counter").

This, also, opens a Windows explorer window to allow you to save the file in your PC.

 

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5. Click Button_Save2 to save the counter file.

 

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6. Click OK_Blue Button to complete the export process and return to the "Counter Management" page.

 

 

To Import a Counter

 

When importing a counter (internal or from another account), all the counter links must be edited and created.

 

Step-by-step

 

1. Access the "Counter Management" page by clicking Business Analytics Button in the Admin Dashboard's "Control Panel", and, in the resulting row, click Counters Sub Module Button.

 

Counter Management_Page_List View

 

2. Click Import Header Button (this option is ONLY available if there are no counters selected). The "Import Counter" window opens.

 

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3. Click Counter import button Add to open the Windows explorer window so you can browse for it and select it.

 

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4. As an alternative, drag the desired counter file (ex. "MP_VP_Picking1.counter") from your Windows explorer window to the defined area in the "Import Counter" window.

 

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5. Once the file is uploaded, click Next_Blue Button .

 

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6. Click Next_Blue Button to continue.

 

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7. Click OK_Blue Button to complete the import process and return to the "Counter Management" page.