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You can import a model that was previously exported from Visual Composer Storyboard and saved as a GML (Generic Modeling Language) file, on a computer in the network or on the Visual Composer Server.

Prerequisites

In Storyboard, the model that will include the imported model is open.

Note Note

The model must be open at the level in which you want to import the model: package or page. You cannot import a model into an open iView.

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Procedure

  1. Choose   Model   Import from File  . The Import from File dialog box is displayed.

  2. To locate the model to import, click the Browse button at the top right. The Choose file dialog box is displayed.

  3. Use the Look in drop-down list to navigate to the model that you want to import and click Open. The file path and name are displayed in the text box.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Select the Merge imported package into this diagram checkbox to merge the contents of the imported model with the other model elements in the open diagram.

    • Clear the checkbox to import the model contents within a package (folder) so that you can drill down into the imported package and manipulate the model separately.

  5. Click OK.

Note Note

Visual Composer has no way of validating that imported models were not modified outside of Visual Composer. In order to enable such validation, you need to use a digital signature mechanism.

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Result

Depending on your Merge . . . selection in step 4, the contents of the model are imported into your open model.