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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​

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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

Environment Editor​

The Environment Editor is used to manage project environments, which safely store sensitive and shared information for a single project in the form of variables and secrets. These variables and secrets can be used throughout components in the various flows belonging to the project. For more information, see Environments, variables, and secrets.

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 to select the environment to turn on the flow with. A flow can be 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