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Version: Latest (4.58.2)

Projects

When you are preparing content migration in Xill, you start with a project. In a logical sense, a project holds all the flows and settings that you need to complete the migration.

Project toolbar​

Xill4
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Creates a new project or opens an existing project.

Creating a new project​

To create a new project use Project->New Project

When you create a new project, Xill4 saves it to its default location, .\projects To change this location, change the XILL4_PROJECT_PATH environment variable. For more information, see Xill4 advanced configuration

Flows​

  • Create a new Flow​

    Creating a new flow

    To create a new flow use Flow -> New Flow.

  • Opening a flow.​

    To open a flow, either click on the flow or use Flow menu button (...)-> Open

  • Turning on a flow.​

    To run a flow with a specific environment, use Flow menu button (...)-> Turn on. This will open a dialog where you can select the environment you want to turn on the flow with. You can have a flow turned on with multiple environments at the same time. There's also a checkbox "Trigger Flow Automatically" which will trigger the flow automatically with the selected environment. If remained unchecked, the flow will be turned on but not triggered.

  • Turning off a flow.​

    To turn off all instances of a flow, use Flow menu button (...)-> Turn off.

  • Flow metadata​

    A flow contains descriptive metadata like a name, group icon etc. To edit this metadata use Flow menu button (...)-> Edit

  • Cloning a flow​

    To clone a flow, use Flow menu button (...)-> Clone

  • Exporting and importing flows​

    Flows can be exported and imported, so parts of your project can be reused.

    • Exporting a flow​

      To export a flow use Flow menu button (...)-> Export You can also export a flow when you have it open using Options-> Export Flow

    • Importing a flow​

      To import a flow use use Flow -> Import Flow

  • Selecting a flow​

    To select one or more flows using CTRL+Click use the Select option in the flow menu.

  • Removing a flow​

    To remove a flow from a project use Flow menu button (...)-> Remove