Upload a Workgroup Design
   

Tips:

  • Always create and save a backup of your Workgroup Design before entering Upload Mode, in case the upload is not desirable. For more information, see Save a Workgroup Design.

  • Always keep a backup copy of the real workgroup in a design file. If your lighting system fails to work properly, you can use the backup copy to restore it to working condition. For more information, see Save a Real Workgroup.

You can upload in two ways:

Note:

  • You must be in Editor mode to upload a design to a real workgroup / workgroup design.

Stage 1: Start the Upload Process

  1. Connect to the real workgroup (go Online to the system), or open (load) a workgroup design into the Devices view.

  2. Click View / Upload, or click , to open the Upload view.

  3. Click in the Upload toolbar to open a design for upload.

Stage 2: Match the Upload Design to the Real Workgroup / Workgroup Design

Having opened the workgroup design to be uploaded (the upload design), match the items in the design to corresponding items in the real workgroup or workgroup design.

When matching items in the Upload Design to items in the real workgroup / workgroup design, begin by matching the workgroup, then routers and subnets, then progress to matching items in each subnet. Even though Designer prevents the creation of invalid matches, this method ensures that you will not inadvertently try to create such matches.

Note:

  • You can only match items if their parent items have already been matched to each other. For example, you cannot match two modular panels if the routers to which they belong have not been matched to each other.

Use the following tools to establish matches:

Tip:

  • It is not necessary to match all devices in the workgroup design. This allows you to upload certain parts of the workgroup design, as you desire.

Stage 3: Create new devices in the real workgroup

If you want to create an item (that exists in the Upload design) in the real workgroup / workgroup design, use the following tool:

Stage 4: Upload the Matched Workgroup Design

This is the final stage of the Upload process. The properties data for all matched items in the upload design will be uploaded to the items in the real workgroup / workgroup design, when you finish the upload:

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