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Exporting Behavior Models to a File

Situations can arise when you might want to export particular NerveCenter behavior model to a file. Having one or more behavior models in a separate file can be useful when troubleshooting NerveCenter or sharing behavior models between different NerveCenter sites.

For more about what NerveCenter actually exports when you select an behavior model, see the section More About Exporting Behavior Models.

When you export one or more behavior models to a file, NerveCenter actually creates two files:

• A file with a .mod extension that contains the data required to re-create the behavior models. This is the file that is imported later into the destination database.
• A text file (*.txt) that contains a textual description of the exported behavior models. Although not required during an import, this file is important because it serves as documentation for the corresponding .mod file and is the only method of knowing what models reside in the .mod file prior to actually importing the models.

To export behavior models to a file, see Exporting Behavior Models to Other Servers. For information about exporting a set of nodes or individual NerveCenter objects, see the following sections:

• Exporting NerveCenter Objects and Nodes to Other Servers
• Exporting NerveCenter Objects and Nodes to a File

 
  To export behavior models to a file:

1. From the client's Admin menu, choose Alarm Definition List.

   The Alarm Definition List window is displayed.

   Alarm Definition List Window

   

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2. Select the alarm whose behavior model you want to export.

   You can select any number of alarms at one time.

3. Right-click the selected alarm to bring up the alarm pop-up menu, and select Export Model.

   The Export Model/Object dialog is displayed.

   Export Model/Object Dialog

   

4. In the File Name text field, type a filename without an extension or a pathname including a filename without an extension.

   NerveCenter will create two files. One will have the filename extension .mod and contain the actual data for the behavior model you export. This is the file that you can import into another NerveCenter database. The second file will have a .txt extension and contain a textual description of the behavior model. This file is not used during an import operation, but it is the only source of documentation for the .mod file contents.

   If you specify a pathname in the File Name field, the file will be written to the directory you specify. By default, NerveCenter places the file in the NerveCenter model directory.

5. Select the OK button.