Manually importing and exporting data

Once you have created one or more persistent import or export links, you can manually import or export data via the links at any time. Although only On Demand links require you to manually import or export data, you can also manually import or export data with Dynamic links. The manual import feature allows you to import or export data at any time you choose.

Note: To manually import or export data, you must have already set up a persistent import link or one or more persistent export links for the model.

To manually import or export data

1. Open the model into which you want to manually import data or from which you want to manually export data.

2. From the Edit menu, choose Manage Persistent Links.

   The Manage Persistent Links dialog box appears.

3. Select whether you want to manually import or export data:
   • To manually import data, click the Import Now button. Data is imported from the file specified in the link in the Import list.
   • To manually export data, click the name of the export link you want to use in the Export list, and then click the Export Now button. Data is exported to the file specified in the selected link.
4. Click OK.

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