Export a Label Template or Other Object

You can export a field data catalog, label template, image, layer object, layout, reusable object, or field data catalog to an import (SER) file that you can import into another instance of Loftware Spectrum.

Tip: If your organization has separate Spectrum Application Servers for different phases of development (such as development, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, and production), object promotion The transfer of a copy of objects specified in a promotion configuration from one Spectrum Application Server to another. can provide administrators with an efficient means transferring objects from one phase to another. For more information, see Performing Object Promotion.

To export a field data catalog, label template, image, layer object, layout, reusable object, or field data catalog, use the following procedure.

1. Click Label Design  or Application Design .
2. Open a label template or other object.
3. Click File > Export.
4. In the Export dialog box, click OK.
5. In the Select location for download dialog box, navigate to a folder on your computer or a shared folder in which to save the file, and then click Save. If changing the file name, it is recommended that you choose a name using characters supported in Spectrum.

   Characters permitted in names

   The following characters are permitted in the name: letters, numbers, parentheses, square brackets, ampersands, plus signs, equal signs, commas, semi-colons, and tildes. Additionally, the following characters are permitted but cannot begin or end the name: spaces, double quotation marks, single quotation marks, hyphens, underscores, periods, and grave accents. For letters, the case that you specify is displayed, but case is ignored when Spectrum interprets a name. If you will be installing the Spectrum application on a computer running Windows Server, and transferring data between Spectrum instances, see the "Transferring Spectrum Data in a Compressed File" section of the Loftware Spectrum Data Transfer Guide.

For the import file that you have exported to be used, it must be imported into an instance of Spectrum. For more information, see Import a Label Template or Other Object.