# Import an application

Use FactoryTalk View Studio and Machine Edition Import Wizard to import and convert an application to current version FactoryTalk View Machine Edition application.

## To import an application

1. If FactoryTalk View Studio is not started, start FactoryTalk View Studio.
2. If FactoryTalk View Studio is started, from the File menu, select New Application or click the New Application tool. If an application is already open, FactoryTalk View Studio asks you whether to close the application. Click Yes.
3. On the New tab of the New/Open Machine Edition Application dialog box, enter a name for the application in the Application Name box.
4. (Optional) Enter a description for the application. You can also modify the description in the application Properties dialog box after the application is imported.

   Tip: | If the imported application contains an application file comment, the comment will overwrite your description when the application is imported.

5. Select a language for the application. You can add more languages in the Language Configuration dialog box after the application is imported.
6. Click Import to start the Machine Edition Import Wizard.
7. In the Machine Edition Import Wizard - Import Type dialog box, select the type of file that you want to import and click Next.
8. In the Machine Edition Import Wizard - Import File dialog box, enter the name of the file you want to import or click the browse button to select the file.
9. If you are importing a FactoryTalk View Machine Edition application (.med), click Finish.
10. If you are not importing a FactoryTalk View Machine Edition application (.med), click Next. In the Machine Edition Import Wizard - Import Options dialog box, specify graphic display conversion and touch property and click Finish.

The Machine Edition Import Wizard converts the imported application to a Machine Edition application and shows it in the Explorer window. The system automatically creates a display called MAIN and sets the initial graphic to Main.

The converted files are stored in:

\Users\Public\Public Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\HMI projects\<ApplicationName>

The application file is given the extension .med.

Tip: | The original resolution will not change during the import and conversion. You can modify the resolution in the Project Settings editor after the application is imported. If errors occur during the conversion, a message describing the errors will show and the errors will be logged to a convert.log file located in the root folder of the ME project. On a computer running a SQL Server® 2008 R2 Standard 64-bit instance, if you fail to convert the tag database when importing a PVC application, try restarting the computer and importing the application again. If the PanelBuilder® application you import is an RIO application, additional steps are necessary before the application can be run on FactoryTalk View Machine Edition.

## See also

Options in the New/Open Machine Edition Application dialog box

Import and conversion of an application

Displays added to an imported PanelBuilder application

Convert direct driver nodes in imported applications

Convert PanelBuilder RIO applications