I want to copy data items from another App

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Pete

• February 04, 2025 04:10

I want to link two apps. In order to transfer data between them it is necessary to have the same data items in both apps.

I know it's possible to duplicate an app which will also duplicate all the data items. However, this time I plan to add data items to an existing app in order to link the two apps together. 

Is there an easy way to copy data item definitions from one app to another?
(There are a lot of data items, so it would be a pain to add them one by one...)

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  Questetra Support

  • February 05, 2025 04:13

  Hi, thank you for your inquiry.

  As of version 16.2, exporting configured Data Items has become available.

  Definitions of Data Items can now be exported (#10209)
  2024-12-15 Ver. 16.2 Added New Data-type String-type (Markdown)

  With this new feature, you can export Data Item definitions as a TSV file, which can then be imported into other Apps. 

       To use this function;

  1. Open the App in Edit mode, navigate to the Data Items tab
  2. Click the [Bulk Add Data Items] button, which opens a window, at the bottom of the add item buttons on the left
  3. Click the [Export current settings as TSV file] button to download the file
  4. To import the file into another App, open the  [Bulk Add Data Item] window in the target App and simply drop the file into it

  The exported file includes only Data Item names, Data types, Field names, and whether the item is required or not. You will need to configure the remaining details for each Data Item as needed.

  Still, this should be much easier than adding them one by one, right?

  Related documentation:
  M205: Business Data Items, Z. More Info: Bulk addition of Data Items with TSV

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