There are some restrictions with function area Import and Export which are listed below


  • Empty Function areas and subroutines can not be imported or exported. An error message will be displayed.
  • If there is a global button definition it will not be included in any function area export. This is because the global button definition is not directly linked to any one function area.
  • If there is a Media Reference step linked to a media step this is not included in the export and will have to  be added to the step manually after the function has been imported
  • If the standard validation Data Exist in Table Or View/ Data Does not exist in table or view is used on a step the view or table is not created as part of the export. This is because the view/table are logged as text in the database.
  • In the same way as the above, if the manipulations to replace values is used, the tables or views referred to are not created as part of the export