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5. Check the box next to each layout to include in the package.
Note: The iCOMPEL also includes layouts referenced by Change Layout commands even if you do not select those
layouts explicitly here.
6. Click the
7. When the layout package creation completes, click the Package Filename link and use the dialog to save the package
file on your computer.
8. Send copies of the layout package ZIP file to those who need them.
Note: There is a 2 GB size limit to layout packages ZIP files. Because a 40 minute MPEG-2 encoded video film can be
2 GB in size, you may need to exclude large video media files before creating your layout packages.
6.3 Uploading and Installing a Layout Package
To upload and install a layout package on your iCOMPEL, follow these steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Layouts and Layout Packages.
2. Click the
button and navigate to the layout package file on your computer.
3. Click the
button to copy the file onto the iCOMPEL. The iCOMPEL displays a progress bar during upload.
4. After uploading, the iCOMPEL displays the layout package in the list.
5. Click the layout package's
iCOMPEL, the iCOMPEL prompts you to resolve the conflict (see
Note: Layout packages are compressed ZIP files. The iCOMPEL does not list other types of file on the layout package
page.
You can also copy layout packages to and from a iCOMPEL by using an FTP client (for example Internet Explorer) on your
computer. Browse to the /HOME/package folder on the iCOMPEL.
6.4 Layout Package Conflicts
When you install a layout package, the iCOMPEL merges items in the package with existing items. This includes:
Layouts
Special items
Ad hoc items
Ad hoc pages
Media files
The iCOMPEL flags a conflict when an item in the package is identical to an existing item, but has different property values.
You are prompted to resolve the conflict with one of these options:
Do Not Copy – The iCOMPEL will not change the existing items. This is equivalent to not copying any conflicting items
or files from the layout package. The iCOMPEL installs all non-conflicting items.
Copy and Replace – The iCOMPEL will replace existing items with items from the layout package. This is equivalent to
the iCOMPEL overwriting the local items.
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button. The iCOMPEL displays the Status tab.
button. If items in the package have the same name as items already on the
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