If another user uploads a project locally from Flare Desktop to your MadCap Flare Online license and you do not yet have that project on your computer, you can import it.
In order to import a project, you must be associated with that project in Flare Online. For more information, see the documentation for Flare Online.
Important If you are using a Git-Flare Online dual-binding, you can import projects from Git (using the Import Project From Source Control Wizard) or from Flare Online. The project will be the same. However, if you import from Flare Online, you will only be able to push changes to and pull changes from Flare Online. If you import from Git, you will be able to push changes to and pull changes from Flare Online as well as your main Git repository. This is because the project in Flare Online has no connection to the original Git repository, and if you import from Flare Online you will not have those source control bindings.
Note If your project is already bound to a third-party source control provider other than Git (i.e., you are working in a dual-bound model as opposed to a single-bound model
If you already have the project on your machine, you do not need to reimport the project from source control. Instead, you can get the latest version from source control by using the Flare Desktop Source Control ribbon.
Be sure that you have the latest version of the project.
Note When a project is dual bound to Flare Online and a non-Git third-party provider, keep the following in mind if you (i.e., the second user) want to access this setup. After importing the project from Perforce Helix Core, Subversion, or Team Foundation Server, you will have to re-bind the project to Flare Online. In the MadCap Flare Online window pane in Flare Desktop, click to upload (or bind) the project to Flare Online. In the Bind Project dialog, it is important to enter the exact name of the project as it currently exists in Flare Online. When you click OK, a message displays asking if you want to bind to the existing project. Select Yes. This re-establishes the existing Flare Desktop-Flare Online connection; note that it does not create a new binding.
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Permission Required?
For this activity, you must have the following permission setting
For more information about permissions, see the documentation for Flare Online.
How to Import a Project from Flare Online
- Select View > Flare Online. The Flare Online window pane opens.
- Be sure to log in if you aren't already.
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Click
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Tip If this button is disabled, try clicking in the window pane first.
The Import Project dialog opens.
- From the My Projects field, select the project you want to import.
- Next to the Destination folder field, click
and choose the folder where you want the imported project to be stored on your computer. - Click OK.
- When the import is finished, you can click Open to launch the project in Flare Desktop. Otherwise, you can click Cancel.
