Importing sandbox without .pj file

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February 3, 2017
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How do i import sandbox in Integrity build 10.9? I know project.pj files no longer exists in this version but since I need to import a sandbox which is created by different MKS user in same machine

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gkandurwar-2

3-Newcomer

In Integrity 10.9 shared sandbox is discarded.

So can not import sandbox created by some other user

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KaelLizak

16-Pearl

Hello VISHWAJIT JADHAV‌,

Gaurav Kandurwar‌ is mostlycorrect: Only the sandbox creator can convert a registered sandbox from pre-10.8 to 10.8+. The gesture menu --> Sandbox --> Import... still exists (although you will likely have to modify your viewset to see it), as does the CLI command si importsandbox. In your case, VISHWAJIT JADHAV‌, you're out of luck. This was deemed acceptable, because the use of a shared sandbox for multiple users was never a recommended practice, and that never been fully supported for that use.

Kind Regards,

Kael

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kthierer

12-Amethyst

An interesting side question for me:

Provided only the server destination is reconctructable/guessable one could have the "smart" idea

to recreate the sandbox without populating and copy the content from the old sandbox location.

What would be the side effects of such a procedure?

Regarding at least:

- working revisions

- deferred operations

- danger of pseudo diffs

- danger of pseudo snycs

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LLawton

16-Pearl

After having upgraded to 10.9 we discovered that PTC had dropped support for shared sandboxes without consulting the user community.

We have these two use cases:

1) Testing machine: One computer shared by many users

A computer designed to test software is used by many users (always one at a time). Sandboxes are set up in known locations required for testing and resynchronized as needed (re-creating takes much longer for WAN issues).

2) Development and test: Multiple computers for one user

A developer has a development machine in one location and a test machine in another location. Both computers share a sandbox on a network drive so the developer can go back and forth with the same work context.

Our current solution is to have people in this situation use the 10.7 client.

PTC told me they are working on a way to transfer a sandbox from one user to another. If they still are, it will probably come out late this year.

In the meantime, I've started testing this possible solution: under your ".mks" user folder, there is a "clientdb" folder. It contains the client-side sandbox database.

I moved the whole folder from one computer to another and when I opened my client, my sandboxes were all there. Please note: I use a shared drive for my physical sandboxes where the files are, otherwise that wouldn't work. My next test will be to move it to a different user profile on the same computer.

You might want to try that, but be careful: it's unsupported, of course.

Keep us posted if you do.