Chapter 6

Saving and moving your work

Your templates and mappings live only in this browser. Exporting them to a file is the only way to keep a copy, move to another browser or computer, or carry your work into DataBridge Server or Desktop.

Export & Import

Open Export & Import from the Transform group.

Exporting

Click Export to JSON. One JSON file is written to your downloads folder. It holds your definitions only (templates and mappings), never the data files you transformed. No passwords are exported.

TipExport after any session where you created or changed something you would not want to rebuild. The file is small, and it is your only backup.

Importing

Click Import from JSON and choose a file written by this page, on any machine (up to 10 MB).
Check the Last import summary for what was brought in.

Imports respect the free edition's limits. If the file holds more templates or mappings than you have room for, the summary says "Not everything was imported: this plan is full." Delete some and import again, or add any paid module for unlimited Full edition.

Settings

Settings (bottom of the navigation, or the menu at the top right) shows where your data is stored and how many templates and mappings you have against the free limits. Its command bar offers the following. A related link, Export Everything, takes you to Export & Import so you can export before changing anything here.

Refresh: reloads the counts.
Ask the browser to keep it: shown when the Persistence row reads Best effort. Browsers may clear a site's storage when the disk is low; this asks the browser not to. Some browsers only agree after you have used the site for a while. It does not protect against clearing your browsing data, so it is not a substitute for an export.
Reset All Data: deletes everything the free edition has stored in this browser, and asks you to confirm first.

Data lossReset All Data permanently removes every template and mapping, and their history, from this browser. There is no undo and no copy anywhere else. Export first.

Moving to another browser or computer

In the old browser, export with Export to JSON.
Copy the file to the new machine.
Open the free edition in the new browser and import the file.

Getting help

Send feedback: report a bug, suggest an idea, or say what you wish this edition could do. It is anonymous and attaches only the edition, app version and your platform. You see the full message before anything is sent, and none of your templates, mappings or files are included.
Downloads: sign in to your ExtensibilityCo account and open the download page, which offers DataBridge Desktop and DataBridge Server.
About: shows this build, the edition, a summary of what runs where, and links to the website and email support.

Troubleshooting

What you see	What it means	What to do
Everything you built has disappeared	The browser's site data was cleared, or you are in a different browser, profile, private window or computer.	Import your latest export. Without one, the data cannot be recovered.
"The free edition stores 10 templates…" or "…5 mappings…"	You have reached a free-edition limit.	Delete one you no longer use, or add any paid module.
A file is refused as too large	CSV/TSV files are limited to 10 MB, Excel workbooks to 5 MB, and some tools to 100,000 rows.	Split the file, or use DataBridge Server or Desktop for larger files.
A transformed column is empty	The mapping's source field does not match the file's header.	Check the spelling, or choose a source template so the editor offers the right names.