Exporting Data From Maps
InterMapper exports data about the devices on its maps. This makes it
possible to use the map data in a number of ways, for example:
- To review the map's configuration to check for consistency
- To edit the map data using some external tool, and
then re-import it (using the Import
Command ) back into the map, updating the affected devices.
- To use the configuration in some down-stream application
You can export data for all maps, for the current map, or only
for selected items in the current map.
Note: You can automate the exporting of map data by sending commands
to InterMapper RemoteAccess through its command-line interface or through the HTTP API. This allows
you to interact with InterMapper through your own scripts. For more information,
see Command-line options for RemoteAccess, (in this manual) as well as InterMapper HTTP API in the Developer Guide.
Types of data you can export
Map
|
Save a copy of the map from the server on which it's running to a file
on a local computer. A standard File Save dialog appears.
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Data file
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Save a text file containing information about a map in one of these
formats:
- Tab-delimited - creates a text file with all field data separated
by tab characters.
- CSV - creates a text file with all field data separated by
commas.
- HTML - creates a text file containing field data in HTML
tables.
- XML - creates a text file containing field data in XML format.
A standard File Save dialog appears.
|
Image file
|
Save a PNG image of the current map. A standard File Save dialog appears.
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The Export Map Data window.
To export map data:
- From the File menu's Export submenu, choose Data File... The Export Map Data window appears
as shown below.
- From the Tabledrop-down menu, choose devices (device attributes),
vertices
(appearance attributes), maps, notifiers, users, or schema
(output file attributes).
- From the Fields
box, click to choose the fields you want to export. Shift-click to select a contiguous series, or Ctrl-click
to choose non-contiguous fields.
- Click Add>>. The selected fields appear in the Field
Export Order box. If you want to export all fields, click Add
All.
- In the Field
Export Order box, drag the field names up or down to set the order
you want the fields to appear in the export file.
- Click to choose Export
data from all maps or Export
this map.
- If you want to export data only for the selected items
on the map, click Only
export selected items.
- From the Output
format drop-down menu, choose Tab-delimited, CSV, HTML, or XML. For information on these formats, see the table above.
- Click Export. A standard File Save dialog appears.
- Choose a name and location for the export file, and click
Save. The export
file is saved in the specified location.