Export/import resources

All hotfolders and resources are centrally stored and managed on the server. If you are using multiple clients, all clients will be able to access the common server.

You can use the Export and Update features if you want to edit a resource, for example, in GMG SpotColor Editor, and play the modified file back to the server.

If you have multiple servers on different working sites, you can use the Export and Import features to share new resources.

Within a resource type, names are unique, i. e. you can have MX and ICC profiles with the same name, but not two MX profiles.

Available options

Export/Import    
Export the selected resource to a file. Import the selected file. Import always creates a new resource from the selected file. Use this feature if you want to create a duplicate of the resource on another server.

If the resource name is already existing on the target server, the resource will be renamed automatically. (If you import the exported item back to the same server, you will get a duplicate of the resource. The imported duplicate will not have any links to other resources, as the exported original item does. Use the Update function if you want to overwrite the original item instead of creating a duplicate.)

When exporting a hotfolder or GMG SmartProfiler file, the application will create a ZIP archive with all linked resources. After the import, the hotfolder or GMG SmartProfiler file can be used immediately, even on a fresh system. (It is recommended to not include preinstalled default resources in the ZIP archive, as the export will take much longer and the resources will be on the target server anyway if you performed a standard installation.) All file names are derived from the same name (of the selected resource), but you can rename it during the export process.
 

Export/Update    
Export the selected resource to a file. Overwrite the content of the selected resource with the selected file. The name and links of the selected resource (for example, if the resource is used by a hotfolder) are kept unchanged. Use this feature if you want to edit a resource and play the modified file back to the server, for example, if you want to add or change spot colors in a spot color library.

During the update process, the application checks only the resource type, but not the name. Please make sure that you select the correct file when updating a resource. For example, if you selected spot color library A and updated it with the file exported from library B, the content of spot color library A would be changed to B. This would most likely mess up your spot color management in the linked hotfolders. As the spot color library would still show up with the name "A", such a problem will be difficult to troubleshoot.