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Import a Kony Visualizer Project

You can import a project that is located locally on your computer or you can import a project from a cloud account to Kony Visualizer.

For more information, click any of the following sections:

Import a Local Kony Visualizer Project

Import a Kony Visualizer Project from a Cloud Account

Important:
If the project you are importing includes Cordova content, ensure the following:

The Cordova content needs to be in the following location:
<ProjectName>/web/cordova
Within the Cordova folder, the content must be structured in the following way:
config.xml hooks www www/css www/img www/index.html www/js

Import a Local Kony Visualizer Project

When you import a local Kony Visualizer project, you are essentially locating an archive (.zip) file, which Kony Visualizer then extracts into the proper location of your workspace.

Important: If your project was created using a version of Kony Studio older than 6.0, you first must import it into Kony Studio 6.0 (with the latest hotfix) and then you can import it into Kony Visualizer.

To import a local Kony Visualizer project, follow these steps:

On the Project menu, point to Import, and then point to Local Project.
You can do any of the following:
- Click Open as New Project to import the local project as a new Kony Visualizer project.
- Click Add to Current Project to import the local project to the current Kony Visualizer project.
The Import into project dialog box appears.
Click Browse to locate the archive file that you want to import, select it, and then click Import. The project is imported to your new or current project. On successful import of the local project, Kony Visualizer does the following:
- The startup form is highlighted in the Project Explorer. Here, Employee Directory is the imported sample app and frmHome is the startup form.
- The startup form of the imported project is displayed on the Project Canvas.
- The Form tab is auto-selected and displayed on the Properties panel.

Note: If a project with the same name exists already, the Conflict dialog box appears, asking you if you want to overwrite the existing project. Click OK to overwrite the existing project. Click Cancel to end the import process.

Import a Kony Visualizer Project from a Cloud Account

It is assumed that you have access to the cloud account where the project is located. For access, contact someone with admin privileges to the cloud account. They can invite you by referring to Invite Users to a Cloud Account.

To import a Kony Visualizer project from a cloud account, follow these steps:

In Kony Visualizer, if you are not already signed in, sign in to your Kony account.
On the Project menu, point to Import, and then click Cloud Project. The Import Project dialog box appears.
Scroll through the list of available projects, and then click Import for the project you want to download.
In the list of projects, hover over the project you want to import. The project's field highlights, and an Import button appears along the right-edge of the project's field. Click Import. The project is imported to your current project. On successful import of the local project, Kony Visualizer does the following:
- The startup form is highlighted in the Project Explorer. Here, Employee Directory is the imported sample app and frmHome is the startup form.
- The startup form of the imported project is displayed on the Project Canvas.
- The Form tab is auto-selected and displayed on the Properties panel.

Note: If a project with the same name exists already, a dialog box appears, asking if you want to overwrite the existing project or rename the project you're importing with a different name. Click Overwrite to overwrite the existing project. Click Rename to open a dialog box where you can enter a new name for the app that you are importing. Then you can either click OK to proceed with the import process from the cloud or click Cancel to end the import process without downloading the project from the cloud.