Importing whiteboards

The room administrator reserves the right to import the whiteboards and whiteboard templates by using the Import menu option in the room dashboard. A list of previously exported data is available to select from.

Procedure

Note: Only users with room administrator privileges can Import whiteboards and whiteboard templates.

  1. Log in as a room administrator.
  2. Go the Administration menu and select the Import option.
    Import whiteboards using the menu option
    The Import Whiteboards dialog box is displayed.
  3. A list of existing folder names with the previously exported data is displayed. There is a Download link besides each folder to download the ZIP file. Select the folder that you want to import.

    You can also check the available folders in the following path in the installation location to ensure that you are importing the correct data: <install folder>\liveRoomServer\ExportImportScripts\data\<tagname>.

  4. Optional: Alternatively, you could add a previously exported data file from your system so that the file is listed along with the existing list of data and then import the same into the room.
    • Click the Upload Zip button.
    • In the Upload a Zip file dialog box, browse to the location in your system where you have the data file in a ZIP format and select the file.
    • Click Upload. The ZIP file is now uploaded to the <install folder>\liveRoomServer\ExportImportScripts\data\ folder and will be listed along with the other exported data files to be imported.
  5. Optional: Select the Overwrite Room Information check box if you want to overwrite the existing room information such as the room name and description with the room details from the imported data.
  6. Optional: Select the Delete All Existing Whiteboards check box if you want to delete the existing whiteboards and refresh the room only with the imported room details and whiteboards.
  7. Click Import.
  8. The active directory users, if any, are imported by default. Clear the Import Active Directory Users check box if you do not want to import the active directory users along with the local users.
    Select the data folder that you want to import
  9. Once the import is complete, a message is displayed stating the import is completed successfully. Along with the message, there is a download link too. Click the download link adjacent to the data folders to download the ZIP file. The ZIP file is downloaded in your local instance. Click Restart Server button to refresh the server with the imported data.
    Import operation successful message.