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Remote import is a feature available in cadett ELSA Enterprise only. With Remote import you can use the Import from other cadett ELSA... feature to import data from a cadett ELSA installation in full use, and not be limited to doing the import when all workstations has shut down, as is normally the case. The remote import can also be done over a slow IP connection, and even without direct access to the file system of the server. Furthermore, the remote import provides the opportunity to make a “hard import”, as opposed to the “soft import” used for updates. The typical use of hard remote import, is for travelling (the extended TRAVEL feature), when a local installation on a portable computer is used to bring a copy of the entire environment together with certain projects along when travelling outside the reach of the local network. Being able to repeatedly import the environment, consisting of catalogues, symbol libraries and more, to have it up to date, is key to a successful TRAVEL management.

 

The remote import is configured to optimise download speeds, using a configuration file on the server, located in the cadett ELSA main directory. Activating the import of this configuration, simply means that the configuration file – ELSACOPY.INI – is copied as a whole.