Editing Database Objects

To copy database objects in the Database Objects list box:

1. Select the database object you want to copy. To mark several database objects, keep the Ctrl key pressed.

2. In the Edit menu, select Copy.

   The database object is copied to the clipboard.

3. Select the directory to which you want to copy the database object.

4. In the Edit menu, select Paste.

   The database object is inserted from the clipboard.

To move database objects in the Database Objects list box:

1. Select the database object you want to move. To mark several database objects, keep the Ctrl key pressed.

2. In the Edit menu, select Cut.

   The database object is copied to the clipboard. For the workspace, project, and experiment objects, the respective icon is now grayed out.

3. Select the directory to which you want to move the database object.

4. In the Edit menu, select Paste.

   The database object is inserted from the clipboard.

To delete database objects in the Database Objects list box:

1. Select the database object you want to delete. To mark several database objects, keep the Ctrl key pressed.

2. In the Edit menu, select Delete.

   A message appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion.

3. Click Yes.

   The database object is deleted.

   If any references to other database objects exist, the References dialog box opens.

4. Click Continue to delete the referenced database objects, or click Cancel if you do not want to delete these database objects.

To import a database object to the Database Objects list box:

1. In the Edit menu, select Import.

   The Import file dialog box opens.

2. Click on , select the file to be imported and click on Open.

3. Set the desired import options:

   • Mark the Replace objects with same object ID check box if you want to replace objects that are already part of the database. This avoids the creation of copies of database objects which might make the database confusing.

     Note
     The objects are not identified by their name, but by an internal ID. This means that if this option is checked, existing objects will be replaced even if they are renamed or located in a different folder.

   • Mark the Import in selected path of database check box if the contents of the export file shall be copied to the selected path. If the check box is unchecked, they will be copied to the root folder.
   • Mark the Keep folder structure from the export file check box if the contents of the export file shall be copied including their folder structure within the export file. If the check box is unchecked, they will be copied flat.

4. Click OK.

   The Import dialog box opens. The database objects and external files linked to the imported file are listed.

5. Select the objects and files you want to import.

6. Click OK.

   The selected objects are imported to the database. The Imported items dialog box shows you the items you have imported.

   Note
   Selecting an object in this dialog box automatically selects it in the Database Objects list box in the INCA Database Manager. This makes it easy to find that object even in large and complex databases.

7. Click OK to close the dialog box.

To export database objects in the Database Objects list box:

1. Select the database objects you want to export.

2. In the Edit menu, select Export.

   The Export options dialog box opens.

3. If you want to change the export directory, click ... adjacent the Export path field.

   The Find folder dialog box opens.

   Select the directory which you want to use as the export directory, and click on OK to acknowledge your selection and close the dialog box.

4. If you want to export referenced database objects at the same time, select the Include referenced items check box. All objects and external files referenced by the objects to be exported are then exported too.

5. If you want to create a separate file for each database (with the object name as the file name), select the One file for each item check box. If you define this setting and export more than one database object, you are not asked each time whether an existing file should be overwritten.

   If you have not selected One file for each item, all database objects are exported to one file.

6. Selcet the File Format depending on the INCA version you open the files with.

7. Click OK.

   The Export file dialog box opens.

8. If you have selected One file for each item, confirm the message for overwriting old export files.

9. If you have not selected One file for each item, do the following:

   1. Specify a file name for the objects you want to export.

   2. Click Save.

      All selected objects are exported to a file.

To update a database object from file:

1. In the Database Objects listbox, select the database object you would like to update.
2. In the Edit menu, select Update.

Updates are possible for ECU projects, ECU documentation, CAN-DBs and measure catalogs.