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The command to export a device is available in the device context menu. Upon this command, the standard Windows dialog opens (by default, that dialog offers to export a device to an XML file ..\SERVEREXPORT\<device name>.sdv). All device structure including parameters of device groups/tags is exported.
The command to import a device is available in the node context menu. Upon this command, all device structure including parameters of device groups/tags is added into the configuration.
If the same object is imported repeatedly, its name is modified by means of adding "(<n>)".
The delivery kit contains a set of devices that can be imported (those devices are stored in the folder ..\SERVEREXPORT\DEVICE_LIBRARY\). The imported device configurations are described in the Description of Built-In Examples section.
Example of device import
To import a device into a node, highlight the node, and execute the Import device command from the node context menu:
In the stabdard dialog displayed, select a device file exported earlier (*.sdv).
As a result, all structure of the imported device is added to the node: