Import and export user database

Import and export user database

 

BlueSol manages an archive of user data. This archive is particularly important in that it stores all the information specified by the user using the program as:

  • Program settings

  • Photovoltaic modules favorites

  • Inverters favorites

  • Batteries favorites

  • Inverter/Chargers favorites

  • Photovoltaic modules entered by the user

  • Inverters entered by the user

  • Batteries entered by the user

  • Inverter/Chargers entered by the user

  • Recently opened projects

  • Electrical Components

  • Configuring user documents

  • Electrical consumption entered by the user

  • Irradiance data entered by the user

  • User properties

  • Protection schemes of electrical panels

This database is created the first time that the computer runs BlueSol and it is never uninstalled or modified by subsequent updates of the program.Given its relevance, it is advised to carry out regular backups of this database. In some cases, then the user can request to share some of these data with other users who work on the same projects.

For these reasons, the data contained in the user archives can be imported or exported via read/write a file in a proprietary format with the extension .dxp. To do this you use the wizard management functionality to import / export and backup (Menu: Home | Import and export)

 

Import - export user databases

During export, you can choose which files you want to include in the export file. Similarly, on import, you can choose which database to import among those that you are importing, also you can set options to define how import the data:

- Option to delete the data in the database before importing

- If some items are already in the archive, you can replace them with those that you are importing or keeping the ones currently present

The use of import / export is a good way to maintain parity between the user data in case you have multiple installations of the program.

 

Backup - restore user databases

The program is able to make a backup of all user data by creating a file with the extension .bck that can be used to restore user data.

When you perform a restore of the user archives the entire archive is replaced with the backup

In case you change your computer after you install the product on the new machine you should use a backup file to restore on the new machine the same user data.