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Viz Pilot User Guide

Version 8.7 | Published September 25, 2023 ©

Object Store Export and Import

This section describes how to export images and import images. To enable the Export/Import tab, click the Import or Export button on the Object Store Toolbar. Once enabled it will remain visible until Object Store is restarted.

Object Store uses an Oracle database and a shared file server to store image and person information. Original images are stored on the shared file server. Information and a thumbnail of the original image are stored on the database.

Object Store Export

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Access the image export option by clicking the Export button on the toolbar. This can be used to export images and related information to other Object Store installations, for example.

The Export buttons for both export options create a compressed file with original images, thumbnails and image data. The compressed file can be opened with a traditional extraction tool, or using Object Store.

The lower right section of Object Store’s main window shows step-by-step status when importing or exporting images.

  • Export: Exports all or selected images to a compressed file (for example foo.vos).

  • Add All: Adds all images based on the search result.

  • Clear: Removes all images from the drop-zone.

  • Bin: Removes selected images from the drop-zone using drag and drop.

Exporting Selected Images

  1. Click the Export button on the main menu to open the Export/Import tab.

  2. Search for the images to be exported.

  3. Drag and drop pictures onto the drop-zone in the Select pictures for export frame.

  4. Click the Export button.

  5. Enter a file name and click Save.

Exporting All Images

  1. Click the Export button on the main menu to open the Export/Import tab.

  2. Click the Export button in the Direct Export frame.

  3. Enter a file name and click Save.

Object Store Import

Import is used when moving or copying images and information from one system to another. While importing the images, Object Store will extract all thumbnails and image data from the attached XML file, store it in the Viz Pilot database and place the original images to the location specified in the Object Store settings.

Note: Duplicates are not imported.

Importing Exported Images

  1. Click the Import button in Object Store and select the compressed file (for example foo.vos), or

  2. Double-click the compressed file to open Object Store, or

  3. Right-click and select Import to open Object Store.

Extracting Exported Images

  • Open the compressed file (for example foo.vos) using an extraction tool (for example 7-zip).