Export graphics

You can export graphics to an .aaPKG file. Exporting graphics maintains any object containment, storage location, and hierarchy relationships applicable to the graphic.

• When you export templates or instances that contain graphics, the graphics are exported with the template or instance.

• When you export all AutomationObjects, the contained graphics and the graphics in the Visualization folder are also exported.

• When you export an AutomationObject that contains graphics, if these graphics contain embedded Industrial Graphics from the Visualization folder, the embedded graphics are exported along with the regular graphics.

• However, graphics containing AutomationObjects, including any embedded graphics (from the Visualization folder contained in them) and their parent AutomationObjects are not exported with the AutomationObject. Instead, references to these graphics and their relationships are exported. Then, upon import into the target Galaxy, the system tries to reestablish the connections contained in these references.

  Note: If an object is checked out at the time of an export, the last checked-in version of the object's configuration is exported.

To export graphics to a graphic .aaPKG file

1. In the Visualization folder, select the graphics to export.

2. On the Home ribbon, in the Export area, select Selected, then As package.

   If you are exporting a graphic containing embedded graphics associated with an object, you see the Export Selected objects dialog box with an option to also include the associated automation objects hosting the graphics.

3. Select whether to include the hosting objects or just the selected graphics, then click Export.

   The Export Selected objects dialog box appears.

4. Browse to the save location, and type a name for the graphic .aaPKG file.

5. Click Save. The graphics and their folders are exported.

6. Click Close.