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# Importing King Task Centre Objects

Tasks and their associated repositories, variables, formulas, and functions can be imported from other King Task Centre implementations. Multiple tasks and the folder hierarchy are exported into a single `.TKS` file — see Exporting King Task Centre Objects.

Although a `.TKS` file contains all King Task Centre object types, you can choose to import a single object type depending on the Task Manager node highlighted at the time — Repositories, Variables, Formulas, Functions, Tasks, or a task sub-folder.

You launch an import via either:

The Task Manager

|  | Left-click on Repositories, Variables, Formulas, Functions, Tasks, or a Task sub-folder, then either select File > Import from the menu bar or click on the Import icon in the Toolbar

|  | Right-click on Repositories, Variables, Formulas, Functions, Tasks, or a Task sub-folder, and click the Importmenu option

The Items List

|  | Left-click on a sub-folder, then either select File > Import from the menu bar or click on the Import icon in the Toolbar

|  | With Repositories, Variables, Formulas, Functions, Tasks, or a Task sub-folder selected in the Task Manager, right-click on a clear area within the Items list and select the Import menu option

Although the Import file can contain many object types as described above, the actual objects imported will depend on the node selected in the Task Manager as follows:

Repositories, Variables, Formulas, or Functions

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If the Repositories, Variables, Formulas, or Functions node is selected, any Repositories, Global Variables, Global Formulas and Global Functions contained within the file will be imported. If there are duplicate objects in the import file, the Confirm Object Replace dialog box is displayed , enabling the user to decide on the appropriate action. This may be to replace the existing object, create a new one or not to import it. Any Folders and Tasks will not be included in the import as there is no target folder selected into which they are to be copied.

Tasks or Folders

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If a Task folder or sub-folder is selected, any task folders and sub-folders, Tasks, Repositories, Global Variables, Global Formulas, and Global Functions contained within the file will be imported. If there are duplicate objects in the import file, the Confirm Object Replace dialog box is displayed, enabling the user to decide on the appropriate action. This may be to replace the existing object, create a new one or not to import it.

NOTE:

When importing Tasks, you must select a target folder and ensure that the supporting infrastructure is in place; being the same as that used on the originating machine. This means comparable database connections must be created, FTP connections, and so on.

TIP:

In order to ensure that the imported objects are placed into the correct location, first ensure that the correct node or target folder has been highlighted.

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