Importing Data From Central

When you are working on a Central project, you can import some data types from other projects on the same server. In this way, you can easily share data between projects and, if the data object is out-of-date, you can reload it from Central.

Data types that can be imported from Central are:

  • Meshes
  • 2D grids

2D grids can be imported from Central but cannot be reloaded at this time.

The rest of this topic describes how to import and reload data from Central. It is divided into:

Object Availability

Data objects that can be imported from Central are those that have been:

  • Published to Central as part of a revision via Leapfrog. These appear in the Import From Central window in the Project History tab.
  • Uploaded to the project’s Data Room via the Central Portal. These appear in the Import From Central window in the Files tab.

When you publish a project revision to Central from Leapfrog Geo and wish to make a data object available for use in other projects, make sure you select that object from those in the project:

For example, in the project above, the data objects that will be available for use in other projects on the same Central server are the Topography mesh and the surfaces in the Lithology, AG_gpt and AS_ppm models. Unticked objects such as the Distance mesh and the Clipped mesh will not be available.

Importing Central Data Objects

To import data objects from Central, first make sure you are already connected to Central. Then right-click on the folder for the data type you wish to import and select the Import From Central option. In the window that appears, select one of the projects in the repository.

In the next window, there are two options, the Project History tab and the Files list:

In the Project History tab, select a revision to view its published objects, then click on a model to load its list of surfaces:

The Files tab shows any files that have been uploaded to the Central project’s Data Room:

Whether you wish to import files from a revision or from the Data Room, use the Shift and Ctrl keys to select as many objects as required. Click Import to import the objects, which will be saved into the project tree. A different colour is used to indicate objects imported from Central, and viewing the properties shows you what version of the project the mesh came from:

Leapfrog Geo also checks to see if the object imported from Central is the latest version from that branch. In the example above, the meshes in the Current Meshes folder are displayed using a blue mesh icon (), which indicates that these meshes are the latest version available on that branch. The meshes in the Current Meshes folder, however, are displayed using a different icon () to indicate that there are newer versions available.

Updating Out-of-Date Objects

2D grids cannot be reloaded at this time.

There are two options for updating an out-of-date object:

  • Reload Latest on Branch imports the newest version available on the branch the out-of-date object was imported from.
  • Reload From Central displays the project history and allows you to pick any point in time on any branch.

Right-click on a data object and choose one of these options.

If you have selected multiple objects in the project tree, the Reload Latest on Branch option is the only one available:

 

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