Exporting and Importing Preferences and Other Settings

You can export and import the following Data Modeler information:

To export this information, click Tools, then Preferences, then Data Modeler, and click Export. Be sure to specify a directory or folder that is not under the location where you installed Data Modeler, because the settings are maintained in a file named settings.xml file in datamodeler/bin or datamodeler\bin under the installation location, and that file will be deleted if you later delete your current installation.

To import information that was previously exported, click Tools, then Preferences, then Data Modeler, and click Import.

Restoring the Original Data Modeler Preferences

If you have made changes to Data Modeler preferences but want to restore all to their original default values, you can follow these steps:

  1. If you are running Data Modeler, exit.

  2. Delete the current settings.xml file or rename it (for example, to old_settings.xml).

  3. Start Data Modeler.

    A new settings.xml file is created in datamodeler/bin or datamodeler\bin under the installation location, and this file has the original default values.