SuperSTAR Documentation : Save and Reload Groups - SuperWEB2

You can save any private custom groups you have created to a file, and reload groups from a file. You can use this feature to share your custom group definitions with other SuperWEB2 users, as an alternative to using the shared folders feature. Other users will only be able to upload your saved custom group file if they have access to the same dataset as the one you used to create the custom group.

Save/Download a Custom Group

To save a custom group:

1. Click the Custom Data button at the bottom of the field list.

2. In the My Custom Data section, select the check box next to the group you want to save (you can only save one group at a time, and you can only save private groups that you have created, not shared groups).

   

3. Click Download.

   

   Depending on your browser, the file will either be saved to your default downloads folder, or you may be prompted to choose whether you want to Save or Open the file. For example:

   

Edit a Saved Custom Group

When you save a custom group, SuperWEB2 downloads a file in Comma Separated Values (CSV) format. You can open this file in a text editor or application such as Excel, and make changes if necessary.

The file format is similar to the following:

FactTableCode,FactTableName,FieldCode,FieldName,ValueSetCode,ValueSetName,ValueCode,ValueName,GroupName
F_Customer,Customers,Area,Area,C_Geography_1,C_Geography_1,50525,South East Metropolitan,Perth Suburbs
F_Customer,Customers,Area,Area,C_Geography_1,C_Geography_1,50520,South West Metropolitan,Perth Suburbs
F_Customer,Customers,Area,Area,C_Geography_1,C_Geography_1,50515,North Metropolitan,Perth Suburbs

The first row contains the headings; each subsequent row represents a single item in the custom group.

You can add and remove rows (except the header row) to change the composition of the group, but you must not add or remove columns.

SuperWEB2 will display an error message when you try to reload the saved file if your modified custom group is not valid.

Load/Upload a Custom Group

If you have a saved custom group file, then you can load this into SuperWEB2.

To load a custom group from a file:

1. Click the Custom Data button at the bottom of the field list.

2. Click Upload.

   

3. Browse to the location where you saved the file on your computer and select the file.