Uploading And Installing A Layout Package; Layout Package Conflicts - Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual

6. Sharing Content Using Layout Packages
Note: The iCC 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 follow the prompts on the pop-up
screen to save the package file on your computer.
8. Send copies of the layout package ZIP file to those who need them.

6.3 Uploading and Installing a Layout Package

To upload and install a layout package on your iCC, 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 iCC. The iCC displays a progress bar during upload.
4. After uploading, the iCC displays the layout package in the list.
5. Click the layout package's
iCC prompts you to resolve the conflict (see
Note: Layout packages are compressed ZIP files. The iCC does not list other types of file on the layout package page.
You can also copy layout packages to and from the iCC by using an FTP client (for example, Internet Explorer) on your
computer. Browse to the /HOME/package folder on the iCC.

6.4 Layout Package Conflicts

When you install a layout package, the iCC merges items in the package with existing items. This includes:
Layouts
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Special items
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Ad hoc items
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Ad hoc pages
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Media files
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The iCC 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 iCC will not change the existing items. This is equivalent to not copying any conflicting items or files
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from the layout package. The iCC installs all non-conflicting items.
Copy and Replace – The iCC will replace existing items with items from the layout package. This is equivalent to the iCC
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overwriting the local items.
Copy but Keep Both Items – The iCC renames the items in the layout package to avoid conflicts with existing items. The
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iCC displays the new names on the Status tab.
The iCC may offer different conflict actions for media files and layout and special items.
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button. The iCC displays the Status tab.
button. If items in the package have the same name as items already on the iCC, the
Layout Package Conflicts for more details).