Import from JSON files

You can update or delete existing network objects, or you can add new objects from a JSON file.

You can also import a Task Sequence object from a JSON file.

Full details about how to update networks can be found in the Updating Networks topic.

To import a network from JSON files

1. Right-click the network in either the Model Group window or Explorer window.
2. Choose Update From JSON files from the context menu. This displays the Import from JSON dialog.
3. Choose the appropriate options from the dialog:
   • Choose whether data fields without specified units are to be imported using the current User Units or as InfoWorks WS Pro Native Units. It is up to you to ensure that the units are appropriate for your data.
   • The dialog allows you to choose a flag to attach to all the imported data. For each field:
     • if the field has a corresponding flag field in the JSON file, the flag from the JSON file will be applied, even if this is blank.
     • if there is no flag field in the file and you select a flag here, the imported field will be given the selected flag (assuming flags are valid for this field).
4. Click OK to continue. This displays a standard Windows File dialog.
5. Choose one or more JSON files to import and click Open when ready. The next thing that happens is the same standard Windows File dialog is displayed to give you an opportunity to add more files to the import. This means you can choose files from different directories. Continue choosing files and clicking Open until you have selected all your files. To continue with import, you should click X on the file dialog.
6. Finally, a report is displayed, listing the results of the import.

To import a Task Sequence object from JSON files

1. Right-click the Task Sequence Group in either the Model Group window or Explorer window.
2. Choose Import Item from I/O file from the context menu.
3. In the Windows Open dialog, locate the JSON file (*.json) that you want to import and then click Open.