How to backup/export and later restore Recipe data from remote with JMobile
June 14, 2017 by Will Blackwell

What to know

It is possible to dump recipe data to a specific location using the action “DumpRecipeData”. This action will save a CSV file, that contains the selected recipe data present in the panel.
It is also possible to restore recipe data from a specific location using the action “RestoreRecipeData”. This actions allows to update the recipe data in the panel from a CSV file.

It is possible to dump to (or restore from):

  • USB Stick
  • SD Card
  • Shared network folder

What to do

The “DumpRecipeData” action has to be programmed as per picture below

The properties available are:

  • RecipeName – Specifies wich recipe/s data to save (you can select All Recipes, a specific recipe or the current selected Recipe)
  • FilePath – Specifies where the dump file is stored
  • FileName – Specifies the name of the CSV file created
  • DateTimePrefixedFileName – If set to true the CSV file name will be saved with Time and Date name prefix
  • TimeSpec – Specifies the Time used into the name prefix, if Local or Global (GMT)

The “RestoreRecipeData” action has to be programmed as per picture below

The properties available are:

  • RecipeName – Specifies wich recipe/s data will be written on panel (you can select All Recipes, a specific recipe or the current selected Recipe)
  • FilePath – Specifies where the recipe file is stored
  • FileName – Specifies the name of the CSV file which contains the recipe data

Note: please refer to the FAQ “How to dump data to a network shared folder with JMobile” for further information about how to configure the access of the shared folder from the panel.


Applies to

JMobile Studio

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