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Restoring Template data from an RSWA Unit

In an emergency it is possible to restore template data (parts, images, users, etc...) from the an RSWA unit to a desktop computer.

Extracting the data from the RSWA Unit​

  1. Click the Login button on the bottom-left side of the screen. Log in as "Admin" with your administrator password.
  2. Once logged in, select the Utilities tab from the right-hand side menu.
  3. Select Windows Explorer from the list of items presented.
  4. Navigate into Local Disk (C:) from the list of directories.
  5. Navigate into the following path: C:\tessonics\rswa.
  6. Insert your USB key into the RSWA unit.
  7. Highlight the data directory (do not navigate into it), and click the Organize button on the top-left of the screen.
  8. Click Copy from the dropdown.
  9. Navigate into Removable Disk (D:) by clicking the link near the bottom-left of the screen, under the Computer label.
    • If there is no link to Removable Disk (D:), click on the Computer label, and then select Removable Disk (D:) from the items presented.
  10. Click the Organize button on the top-left of the screen, and click Paste from the dropdown.
  11. Once finished, remove the USB key from the RSWA unit and close Windows Explorer.

Importing the data into Desktop Tools​

  1. Insert your USB key into the computer that has Desktop Tools installed.
  2. Copy the data directory off of your USB key onto the computer. Move the data directory wherever you want to store it on the computer.
  3. Start the Designer application.
  4. Click File > Database > Switch Location...
  5. Select the data directory from wherever you placed it in step 2. You will be prompted with a message stating "The application will be restarted with the new database."
  6. Click OK.