Allows you to import an external Windows folder containing any type of file available
in Windows. You create an imported folder 
by right-clicking a folder 
in the Management Console or the Drawing Console and selecting New > Imported Folder.
Unlike a folder , you cannot create or paste other components within the imported folder .
Imported files are opened using their standard Windows default software. For example, a .docx file opens in Microsoft Word.
Right-click an imported folder component to display the shortcut menu.
Deletes the imported folder and its files from the database. Deleting does not affect the original folder and files on the network drive.
Renames the imported folder. Renaming does not affect the files in the folder or the name of the original folder on the network drive.
Allows you to revise all documents in the imported folder without publishing them. This command is only available if the model is registered with SmartPlant Foundation and when the documents are persisted in the model database. See the Setup Dialog.
Export
Exports files in the imported folder to the specified folder path. This command is only available after setup of the imported folder, and when the folder and files are persisted in the database.
Refreshes the status of files in the imported folder when the date of a file is earlier
than the date of the file the on the network drive. The icon of an out-of-date file
is superimposed with 
. This command is only available after setup of the imported folder.
Publishes a single document or all documents in the search folder. This command is only available if the model is registered with SmartPlant Foundation and when the documents are persisted in the model database. See the Setup Dialog.
Updates and immediately publishes a single document or all documents in the search folder. This command is only available if the model is registered with SmartPlant Foundation and when the documents are persisted in the model database. See the Setup Dialog.
Specifies the folder to import.
Updates all files in the imported folder to match the files on the network drive. This command is only available after setup of the imported folder.
Displays the properties of the folder.
Imported Files
Right-click an imported file 
to display the shortcut menu.
Opens the file with the appropriate Windows application.
Displays the properties of the file.
Updates the file to match the files on the network drive. This command is only available after setup of the imported folder.
Select a shared network folder (with a path beginning with \\) instead of a local
folder to allow refresh and update of file changes between users.
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