How to Upload a .atlproj to Atlas.ti

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Author: Ani Munirah Mohamad

In this short Best Practices article, I will discuss the processes of backing up and transferring projects in ATLAS.ti seven Windows, ATLAS.ti Mac, and ATLAS.ti Mobile (iPad and Android apps).  Very often when nosotros talk nearly creating fill-in files, people will assume that information technology is a precautionary measure only in case something unwanted happens to our assay projects. While this assumption holds truth to some extent, in this commodity, I will consider a couple of other occasions in which nosotros might need to create backup files more often than we think. I will also talk over some matters surrounding this issue. Finally, I will describe the methods of creating project fill-in files for different purposes. (See here related blog article on Copy Bundles in ATLAS.ti seven).

Why create fill-in files in ATLAS.ti?

1. Precaution confronting unwanted occurrence to our original projection. Since the ATLAS.ti seven Windows and the ATLAS.ti Mac projects are stored on our computers, whatever risks associated with the computers are too associated to the projects. Computer risks such as technical failure and virus attacks are common and simply to name a few, we could be residual bodacious when we have our research analysis properly backed upward.
2. Ability to open up the projection in a second reckoner. In ATLAS.ti Windows, moving a projection between computers requires a Copy Package.  That is the same procedure used to dorsum upward the project.  In ATLAS.ti Mac, the project has to be exported, and and then imported in the second estimator. Additionally, when we have projects created using the iPad and Android ATLAS.ti Mobile applications, information technology is required that the projects be transferred to the software desktop versions for analysis.
3. Keeping a progress record of our analysis.  In the Windows and Mac versions of ATLAS.ti, it makes sense to create backups every now and then so that we can preserve the progress record of our analysis over a specified period of fourth dimension. It could be weekly, or bi-weekly or monthly, or any other intervals we make up one's mind.  That could get a betoken of return in the event the latest development in the analysis is not desirable for whatsoever reason. Or, merely if you want to see the state of your assay at a given point in fourth dimension.

Some issues on creating fill-in files

I list down beneath some of the ofttimes-asked-questions (and my answers) which I talk over with my form participants:

1. Where do I keep the backup files?This question may sound funny to some people, but I always make it a point to suggest ideas on where to keep the back upwards files: ideally, try keeping them in the cloud or an external drive.  Importantly, do not save the back up files in the same figurer where the original project is saved. The reason for that is obvious: if the computer crashes, y'all volition lose everything, including the ATLAS.ti backup files.
2. How often do I back up my project?  There is no difficult and fast rule about when should we create backups. It is impossible to suggest a specific fourth dimension interval for this given that no one has the same usage pattern of the software.  My recommendation, however, is that you back up your project files every bit often as necessary in lodge to preserve the integrity of your projects in case of computer malfunction
3. What practise I practice with the backup files?Information technology very much depends on the purpose which we create them in the first identify. I would say if we initially create them as a precaution against unwanted risks, then if no such risks have place, there would not be any need to employ them. We would simply exist using them if the computer technically fails, is stolen, or faced with any other like risks. Similarly, if we initially create the back up files to continue a progress record of our analysis, then, we would simply exist installing them if nosotros wish to return to the earlier 'versions' of our assay. Otherwise, we would not demand to practice anything with them. On the other hand, if we create the dorsum up files intending to transport the projection to a second calculator, and then on the second computer, we just need to unpack them (in ATLAS.ti Windows) or import them (in ATLAS.ti Mac).

Procedures to create project backups in ATLAS.ti.

ATLAS.ti Windows. In ATLAS.ti Windows (version vii and before), projects are backed up using the Copy Bundle function.  This procedure allows to create a sort of a 'zip' file that contains all documents and all piece of work done with them in the analysis project.  Everything is together in one single file.

To create a copy bundle:

• Select the carte du jour Projection / Salve Copy Bundle.
• Alternatively, we can also select the menu Tools / Copy Bundle / Salve Copy Bundle.
• The parcel will exist saved with the extension 'atlcb'.

To unpack a copy bundle:

• Select the bill of fare Project –>Unpack Copy Bundle
• Select the file with the extension 'atlcb'
• Select where to save it in your calculator and proceed.

The re-create bundle procedure should also be used to transfer ATLAS.ti Windows project files betwixt computers.  To larn nearly copy bundles, read this manual section and watch this video tutorial. You may also read this blog commodity discussing the Re-create Bundle function.

ATLAS.ti Mac. In ATLAS.ti Mac, the best option for backing up projects is to use Time Auto, which is the fill-in software application that comes with all Mac computers. To learn well-nigh Time Machine,  visit the Apple Back up website.  Alternatively, you can export the ATLAS.ti Mac project, and salve the exported file in an external location (eastward.grand., the cloud or an external drive).  This procedure backs up the file and allows to transfer the project between computers.

To export the project:

• Select the carte Project –>Export Projection.
• The project volition exist saved with the extension '.atlpac'.

To import a project:

• Open ATLAS.ti and select Import an ATLAS.ti Project.
• Alternatively, if a project is currently opened and you want to import a new one without closing it first, go to Project –> Import Project.
• Select the file with the extension 'atlapac'.

To learn about exporting a project file in ATLAS.ti Mac, read starting on page 25 of the manual.

Procedures to transfer project files from ATLAS.ti 7 Windows and ATLAS.ti Mac

Projects created in ATLAS.ti 7 Windows can be exported into ATLAS.ti Mac.  To do this, follow these steps:

• In ATLAS.ti vii Windows, select the carte du jour Project –>Export –>Mac Transfer Parcel.
• Alternatively, nosotros can also select the menu Tools –>Export –>Mac Transfer Bundle.
• The bundle will be saved with the extension '.atlpac'.

• In ATLAS.ti Mac, import the Mac Transfer Bundle. To practice this, import the project (same process described to a higher place).

Once ATLAS.ti viii is released later in 2016, it is going to exist possible to import into the Windows version of ATLAS.ti projects created in the Mac version of the software.

To learn about transferring projects from ATLAS.ti seven Windows to ATLAS.ti Mac, picket this video tutorial.

Procedures to transfer project files from ATLAS.ti Mobile to ATLAS.ti 7 Windows and ATLAS.ti Mac

Projects created using the ATLAS.ti Mobile applications must be transferred to the desktop versions of the software for analysis. Currently, projects created using the iPad app can exist transferred to ATLAS.ti 7 Windows and ATLAS.ti Mac applications.  Projects created using the Android app, tin can simply exist transferred to ATLAS.ti 7 Windows.

iPad app. In the iPad app, the process to export a projection is as follows:

• Select a Project then tap the Export push button
• Choose the location either Documents Directory or Dropbox. If we choose Documents Directory, we tin download the projects using iTunes, and if we choose Dropbox, the project is uploaded to our Dropbox account.
• The exported project will be saved with the extension ".hprx"

To learn virtually creating backups in ATLAS.ti Mobile for iPad, read starting on page 36 of the manual.

Android app. In the Android app, the exporting procedure is as follows:

• Tap the overflow menu in the action bar and select the option Export Project.
• The exported project will exist saved with the extension ".hprm" within the device itself. We can and then transport this file to the desktop version of the software using the Share function or using a cable.

To learn about creating backups in ATLAS.ti Mobile for Android, read starting on page 43 of the transmission.

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Source: https://atlasti.com/2016/05/10/backingup-projects/

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