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Template Revisions - Desktop Tools to RSWA

Creating Template Revisions​

Once you have created users and filled out your products catalog, it’s time to transfer that data to the RSWA.

The first step is to create a template revision. A template revision is a snapshot of your templates and users that will be sent to the RSWA. Click on the Revisions page to get started.

Template Revisions Page

Initially, there will be no revisions in your database. Click Create Revision to create one. It will appear in the revisions list on the page once it is completed.

Revisions List

Transfer to RSWA​

Once the revision has been created, you need to transfer it to the RSWA. There are two ways of doing this:

  • USB thumb drive
  • Over Wi-Fi

Click on the Synchronization page from the main menu. The left pane shows a list of all USB thumb drives currently plugged into your computer.

Transfer via USB​

Click on the USB drive you want to use to transfer the templates.

Selecting the USB Drive

After selecting, the right-hand pane will change to show you the various transfer options that are available for this USB device. You will see:

  • General information about the USB device
  • The list of revisions that are currently on the device
  • A drop-down menu for selecting which revision you want to write onto the device
  • A button to write users only, skipping templates
  • Actions such as ejecting the device and importing inspections from it.

v4.0 Only

  • General information about the USB device
  • The list of revisions that are currently on the device
  • A drop-down menu for selecting which revision you want to write onto the device
  • Actions such as ejecting the device and importing inspections from it.

To transfer a template revision onto the USB device, select the revision to use (under the *Template Revision Data subheading) and click Write Revision. Once finished, click Eject under the Actions subheading, then insert the flash drive into the RSWA.

See the RSWA documentation for how to activate a template revision from a USB device.

USB Options

Transfer via Wi-Fi​

Notice

This feature has been moved to TDS after version 4.0, and no longer exists within Desktop Tools. Therefore, this section is obselete for modern versions of Desktop Tools.

Consult this section to learn how to send template revisions to an RSWA device via Wi-Fi.

Once an RSWA has been affiliated with the database, you can write template revisions directly to the unit via Wi-Fi. Here are the steps to do so:

  1. Select the RSWA unit from the list of units on the left of the Devices page.
  2. Select the revision to transfer, same as above for USB devices.
  3. Click Upload Revision.
note

If you are uncertain that you selected the correct RSWA unit, click Identify and the screen on the corresponding RSWA will flash red for a moment.

warning

In order for the Wi-Fi transfer to work, you need to ensure that the RSWA and the PC running Desktop Tools, are running on the same network and are reachable from each other. The network must also support broadcasting.

Sending Only Users

v4.0 Only

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Regardless of if you are transferring the template by USB or Wi-Fi, you have the option of only transferring users. This can save you some time when the only change that was made to your database is use-related. Click Write Users under the Template Data subheading to transfer only user data to the RSWA.