Importing An Xdx Configuration - ETAS MDA V8.6 User Manual

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To save a configuration
To see how you can add a measure file, save and open a configuration, or add
configuration comments, watch our video
To close a configuration
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Importing an XDX Configuration

You can reuse contents from an XDX file by importing them into MDA V8. Sup-
ported contents are:
calculated signals
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display name rules
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layers and instruments
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MDA V8.6 – User Guide
1. If a configuration contains unsaved changes, an asterisk is dis-
played in front of the configuration name. To save the changes,
select one of the following entries on the Configuration tab of the
ribbon:
To save the configuration under its existing name, click
To save the configuration under a new name, select Save As
in the drop-down menu below
2. Navigate to the location where the configuration shall be stored.
3. Enter the configuration file name.
The complete configuration is saved. This means, that the cur-
rent size and position of all instrument windows is saved as well
as the current state of the objects (e.g. enabled or disabled syn-
chronization of instruments).
After saving, the full path name of the configuration is displayed
in the header of the MDA V8.6 window.
If you try to save a configuration created with an older version
than MDA V8.6, an information window is displayed.
If you overwrite the file with MDA V8.6, it cannot be used with an
older version anymore. To keep the original configuration, select
Save As in the information window and save the file under a new
name.
1. Do one of the following:
Click on the drop-down menu next to the configuration tab.
Move the cursor to a configuration in the list and click
On the Configuration tab, right-click the configuration name
and select the Close entry.
On the Configuration tab of the ribbon, click
2. Save the changes or close the configuration without saving.
2 Configuration Creation
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