Working with Analytics projects

Create a new project from Analytics

1. From the Analytics main menu, select File > New > Project.
2. In the Save New Project As dialog box, select a folder to save the project in, enter a file name, and click Save.

   The new project is created and the Data Definition Wizard opens. You can proceed through the wizard to create a new Analytics table in the new project, or click Cancel if you do not want to create a table.

Create a new project from ACL for Windows

1. In the ACL for Windows main screen, click New Analytic Project.
2. In the Save As dialog box, select a folder to save the project in, enter a file name, and click Save.

   The new project is created and opened in Analytics.

Open an existing project from Analytics

1. From the Analytics main menu, select File > Open Project.
2. In the Project dialog box, navigate to an Analytics project file (.acl), select the file, and click Open.

   The project opens in Analytics. If another project is open in Analytics, you will be prompted to save any changes to that project, and it will be closed before the selected project is opened.

Open an existing project from ACL for Windows

1. In the ACL for Windows main screen, click Open Analytic Project, or select an Analytics project (.acl) under Recent Analytics Files.
2. If you clicked Open Analytic Project, navigate to an Analytics project file (.acl), select the file, and click Open.

   The project opens in Analytics.

1. Do one of the following:

   If you want to save the current version of the project select File > Save Project.

   If you want to save the current version of the project with a different name, select File > Save Project As, and then enter the new filename and choose the location in the Save Project As dialog box and click Save.

   If you select this option, the project is saved with the new name, but the new project is not opened in Analytics.

2. If there are any project items that have been modified since the project was last saved, you will be prompted to save them. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box(es).

1. Right-click the Analytics project in the Overview tab in the Navigator.

   The Analytics project is the top-level entry in the treeview.

2. Select Properties.
3. In the Project Properties dialog box, click on the following tabs to view or modify project properties:

   General – This tab displays the basic properties of the project file: the file name, the file location, the last modification date and time, and the physical size of the project file.

   You can click Open file location to navigate directly to the folder containing the Analytics project file (.acl).

   Notes – This tab displays any notes associated with the project. You can modify existing notes or add new notes. For more information, see Add or edit Analytics project notes.

   Views – This tab displays all the views in the project, using the form view name[table layout name]. You can maintain the views in the project from this tab. For more information, see Working with views.

4. Click OK to close the dialog box and save any changes you have made.

1. Open the project that will contain the copied item or items.
2. In the Overview tab of the Navigator, right-click the Analytics project entry, or a project folder, and select Copy from another Project > [Project Item Type] where Project Item Type is one of the following options:
   Table

   View

   Script

   Workspace
3. In the Locate Project File dialog box, locate and select the Analytics project you want to copy the project items from and click Open.
4. In the Import dialog box, complete any of the following tasks to add project items to the To project_name list:
   Double-click an individual project item.

   Ctrl+click multiple project items and then click the right-arrow button.

   Click Add All to add all the project items.

   You can remove project items from the To project_name list by double-clicking an individual project item, by using Ctrl+click to select multiple project items and then clicking the left-arrow button, or by clicking Clear All.

5. Click OK to copy the project item or items into the current project.

   If an item with the same name already exists in the project, the copied item is given an incrementing numeric suffix.

1. In the Overview tab of the Navigator, right-click the Analytics project entry and select Import Project Item > [Project Item Type] where Project Item Type is one of the following options:
   Table

   View

   Script

   Workspace
2. In the Project dialog box, locate and select the appropriate file type and click Open.

   File types and project items correspond as follows:

   File extension	Project item
   .layout	table
   .rpt	view
   .aclscript	script
   .wsp	workspace

3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

   The project item is imported into the current project. If an item of the same type, with the same name, already exists in the project, the imported item is given an incrementing numeric suffix.

Export a table layout, a script, or a workspace

1. In the Overview tab of the Navigator, right-click the item and select Export Project Item.
2. In the Save As dialog box, choose a location to save the item, rename the item if required, and click Save.
3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

   The project item is exported to the location you specified.

Export a view

1. Open the table associated with the view.
2. In the Overview tab of the Navigator, right-click the table and select Properties > Views.
3. Select the view, and click Export.
4. In the Save As dialog box, choose a location to save the view, rename the view if required, and click Save.
5. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

   The view is exported to the location you specified.