You can import one or more rules from another project. If you encounter rules with the same number as a rule in the current map, you can choose to skip the rule, overwrite the current rule, or renumber the rule you are importing.
Importing rules from another
project
Choose Rule>Import.
The Import Multiple Rules window displays.
Click the Select Map button.
The Choose Project and Map window displays.
Highlight a project and map from which to import rules and choose File>Select.
A list of all the rules from the map you selected displays on the Multiple Rules window.
Select one or more of the rules to import.
Select one of the following import rule options
Overwrite All Duplicate Rules
Do Not Overwrite Duplicate Rules
Overwrite or Renumber Duplicate Rules
Renumber All Rules
If you select the Overwrite All Duplicate Rules option, You will automatically overwrite any rule in the current map with the same rule number as a rule you are importing from another map.
To replace all duplicate rules in the current
map
Select Overwrite All Duplicate Rules.
Click Import.
A window displays the message: The import
rules process has completed. Would you like to view the log?
Click Yes to display the Import Rule Log window.
If you select the Do Not Overwrite Duplicate Rules option, you will not import any rule that has the same rule number as a rule in the current map.
To retain the rules in the current map
Select Do Not Overwrite Duplicate Rules.
Click Import.
A window displays the message: The import
rules process has completed. Would you like to view the log?
Click Yes to display the Import Rule Log window.
If you select the Overwrite or Renumber Duplicate Rules option, you will interactively specify what action to take for each duplicate rule:
Overwrite the current map rule with the imported rule
Skip the imported rule and keep the current map rule
Keep the rule in the current map and renumber the imported rule to avoid conflicts
If you choose to renumber the imported rules. ECMap will suggest a candidate rule number to use. The candidate rule number is always equal to the highest rule number in the current map plus one. For example, if the highest rule number in your current map is 750, the program will suggest 751 as the candidate rule number.
To replace all duplicate rules in the current
map
Select Overwrite or Renumber Duplicate Rules
Click Import.
When a duplicate rule is encountered, the Import Rule Options window displays.
The Import Rules window displays the duplicate rule number and prompts you to specify how to proceed.
Select one of the following:
Overwrite – to overwrite the current rule with the one being imported
Overwrite All – to overwrite the current rule and all subsequent duplicate rules with the imported rules
Renumber – to specify a new number for the imported rule
Skip – to leave the current rule in the map and not import the rule
If you select Renumber, the Renumber Duplicate Rule window displays a candidate rule number for the current map.
Enter a number for the duplicate to use.
Repeat for each duplicate rule number in the current map.
After all duplicate rule numbers have been resolved, a window
displays the message: The import rules process
has completed. Would you like to view the log?
Click Yes to display the Import Rule Log window.
If you select the Renumber All Rules option, you specify new numbers for all imported rules to avoid any import conflicts.
To replace all duplicate rules in the current
map
Select Renumber All Rules
Click Import.
The Renumber Rules window displays the next available rule number.
Enter a number from which all subsequent renumbering will start.
After all duplicate rule numbers have been resolved, a window
displays the message: The import rules process
has completed. Would you like to view the log?
Click Yes to display the Import Rule Log window.
The Import Rule Log window contains the following information:
Date and time of the import
Source and destination maps used
The action taken on each rule
Select Print to print the log file.
Rule Import Log
7/20/2004
Source Map: Metco / INVIN
Destination Map: Premier / 810_IN
Rule '10' was not imported
Rule '20' was overwritten
Rule '21' was successfully imported
Rule '22' was renumbered to rule '922' and successfully imported
