Import Global Dashboard Information

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Import Global Dashboard Information

When you are promoting a primary server to the Global Dashboard Central Primary Server, you may want to reuse the grouping configuration and the registered branch information that existed in the previous Central Primary Server. To do this, you must retrieve the dashboard information files that was previously exported to a temporary location and import them into the new Global Dashboard Central Primary Server.

From the left pane of the Central Manager, click on the Import Global Dashboard Information task option.
A Browse for Folder dialog opens.
From the Browse for Folder dialog, locate the folder that contains the "GlobalDashboardInfo.xml" and "BranchContactInfo.txt" files that were previously exported.
Note: You only need to select the folder where the files are contained, and not the individual files themselves.
Click OK to launch the import process.
The "GlobalDashboardInfo.xml" and "BranchContactInfo.txt" files are imported into the new Central Primary Server.
- If the selected folder does not contain the exported files, an alert message is displayed asking you to select a different folder.
- If the Central Primary Server already contains branch contact information for a branch that is also included in the import files, an alert message is displayed, asking you if you want to overwrite this branch contact information.
The Importing Global Dashboard Information screen opens, indicating the status of the import process.
When the import process is complete, an information message screen is displayed. Click OK.
Contact the administrators for each of the registered Branch Primary Servers (included in the imported "BranchContactInfo.txt" file) to inform them about the change to the new Central Primary Server and request that they each perform a full data synchronization from their branch site to the new Central Primary Server.