From time to time you may design a report in an off-line database and need to move that report to the production database. Or you designed the report on a copy of the database and need to move to to the original database. Under either condition follow these steps to export and import reports from one database to another.

1. Launch Impact Report Designer from your desktop icon
2. Log into you database
3. Click on the EXPORT icon on the top ribbon
4. Place a check mark in the left check box of your desired report
5. Click on the EXPORT button at the bottom of the form.
6. Enter the file name and click 'Save'

The file is a standard zip file format which holds all the selected reports. You can now copy/move/email that file to the destination computer.

To Import one or more reports follow these steps:

1. Launch Impact Report Designer from your desktop icon
2. Log into you database
3. Click on the IMPORT icon on the top ribbon
4. Select the zip file from the export method above.
5. Place a check mark in the left check box of your desired report(s)
6. Click on the INSTALL button at the bottom of the form.
7. Enter the file name and click 'Save'

If you do not see the reports when the from opens it is because a report with the same name already exists in this database. To replace the existing report use the drop down at the top left corner and select "Show all reports so I can re-install" Once this is selected you will be able to select the reports to re-install thereby replacing the existing reports.


Impact Suite / Impact Report Runner
To Export one or more reports follow these steps: ( Same as above)

1. Launch Impact Report Designer from your desktop icon
2. Log into you database
3. Click on the EXPORT icon on the top ribbon
4. Place a check mark in the left check box of your desired report
5. Click on the EXPORT button at the bottom of the form.
6. Enter the file name and click 'Save'

The file is a standard zip file format which holds all the selected reports. You can now copy/move/email that file to the destination computer.

To Import one or more reports into Impact Report Runner follow these steps:

1. Launch Act! from your desktop icon
2. Log into you database
3. Click on the REPORTS icon on the left navigation panel
4. On the bottom report panel click on the IMPORT REPORTS button 
5. Select the zip file from the export method above.
6. Place a check mark in the left check box of your desired report(s)
7. Click on the INSTALL button at the bottom of the form.
8. Enter the file name and click 'Save

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