Via the main menu File / Import QDB it is possible to MERGE an existing QDB with the current database.
ATTENTION: It is recommended to save your current QDB first, so that in case of a wrong or unwanted import, you can return to the saved QDB
ATTENTION: Do not use this menu item to use a QDB of the Serial Manager II! You can simply open a configuration file of the older generation controllers via File/Open. This converts the old structure to the new one.
After selecting the file, the following selection appears:
In the advanced import function it is possible to immediately assign existing modules and/or I/Os to the data to be imported.
If you already have a module or I/O to be imported in your current qdb, you can select the import module or I/O in the left table and assign it by double-clicking your existing module or I/O in the right column. The blue marked module or I/O will then not be created upon completion, but the already existing module or I/O will be used.
In the next figure you can see that we assigned the existing I/O “$Airco On/Off” to the first relay output of the module. The existing I/O will also be used in scenes, clock times, logic, etc. being used
A final tab allows you to immediately change (part of) the name of I/Os:
In the example above, when you click on “Start import”, all data will be merged and the names of 5 I/Os will be adjusted.
In our knowledge center you can find many examples of QDB’s of specific small configurations.
These are divided into the groups BASIS, STANDARD and ADVANCED.
You can even import these QDB’s multiple times if a situation occurs multiple times.
After importing you can then scroll through the overview of all imported data. The newly generated names, scenes, clock times, modules, addresses and sub-addresses can then be seen:
