Importing RAS assets from repositories

This procedure explains how to import the RAS asset from a repository.

You must be connected to a repository before you can import. Make sure you know the file name of the asset you want. Note that assets in a repository are named by the repository using a combination of the asset name property value.
Note: If you are importing a RAS asset containing complete projects or plug-ins, the projects are added to your workspace. For any related nonproject files (referenced files), or when importing a nonproject RAS asset, you must specify an existing project for their location. Therefore, you should add a new project to your workspace before an import if you do not want to modify your existing projects.

Once connected, you can search connected repositories to locate useful assets.

To import a RAS asset from a connected repository:
  1. Click File > Import to open the Import wizard.
  2. Click RAS Asset and click Next to open the Import RAS Asset wizard.
  3. Under Source, click Repository, then click the Browse button to open the RAS: Asset Selection dialog window. Expand the desired repository and navigate to select the asset you want to import, and then click OK. If the selected asset is a deployable plug-in or feature, an Information window displays the name and the location in which it will be installed.
  4. Select the Save the asset manifest(s) check box if you want to save the manifest file from your asset. You need to do this if you plan to re-export the same asset. You would also do this if you want to modify the manifest and export not necessarily the same asset.
  5. If you are importing a previously imported asset and you want to overwrite all existing files automatically, select the Overwrite without prompting check box. If you do not select this option you will be prompted if files are to be overwritten. This overwrite option applies only to files and folders, not projects.
  6. Click Next. The Next button is available if the asset contains a project or deployable plug-in project.
  7. If the asset you are importing contains a license agreement, the Accept License window displays. The feature being licensed will be displayed in the left side of the window. Do one of the following:
    • Select the I accept the terms in the license agreement(s) checkbox and click Next.
    • If you do not accept the license agreement, the import operation can only be canceled by clicking the Cancel button.
  8. If the asset contains nonproject artifacts the Select the destination page will open. Do one of the following:
    • Specify a project folder. This is necessary if the asset you are importing contains nonproject artifacts. If no project is not available, click Cancel and create a simple project before restarting the import.
    • Click Browse and specify a destination to import the project into. This is only for assets that are entirely contained in projects with no external artifacts.
  9. Click Finish. If you chose to save the manifest file, the Folder Selection window opens.
  10. Select a folder for the manifest file, and then click OK. The import results are displayed and the imported artifacts are now visible in the Navigator view.
If errors or warnings are encountered during the import operation, the Import Results window displays detailed results.
If the imported asset contained at least one deployable feature, a warning will display asking you to restart the workbench. This is necessary to complete the install of the newly imported feature.

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