To download users for use with
Viewpoint Offline you need to be connected to the Internet and logged in to
Viewpoint Online as a manager. The users you wish to download must have been
created online and have a profile. Also the Viewpoint Offline software will
need to be installed on the PC on which you wish to use Viewpoint Offline.
1.
Open the “Download Users” or “Advanced Download Users” Screen
Click
on the “Download Users” or “Advanced Download Users” option in the “Offline”
section of the menu at the left hand side of the screen (circled in red on
Fig 1). The
“Download User(s) for Offline Use” or the “Advanced Download User(s) for
Offline Use” screen will be displayed (see Fig 2). Note: Download Users and Advanced Download Users perform
the same process until step 6. The “Download” or “Advanced Download” Window. |
Fig 1. The “Download
Users” and Advanced Download Users”
menu options |
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Fig 2. The “Download User(s) for Offline Use”
screen |
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2.
Search for the Users you wish to Download Enter
the search criteria for the users you wish to download. You can enter either: Matches Exactly – The
exact Login Id of the user you wish to download Starts With – The prefix
of the Login Id’s you wish to download i.e. if you wish to download the login
id’s tester1 to tester 10 then you would enter “tester” in Starts With. Contains – At least one
character that the Login Id contains. Or
Created On (dd/mm/yyyy) –
The date the users were created on. Created On Or Before
(dd/mm/yyyy) – The date the users were created on or before. Created On Or After
(dd/mm/yyyy) - The date the users were created on or after. Note: If you leave the search criteria blank all
users will be returned in the search. Click on the “Search” button to start the search
(see Fig 2). |
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3.
Confirm the Search Results The “Confirm Download User(s) for
Offline Use” screen will be displayed (see Fig 3). You can review and confirm
the number of users that will be displayed for download, if there are a large
number of users you may wish to narrow your search criteria. To continue
click on the “Confirm” button or to revise your search criteria click on the
“Back” button. |
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Fig 3. The “Confirm Download User(s) for Offline
Use” screen |
4.
Select the Login Id’s to Download
You can
either click on the checkbox to the right of the Login Id (circled in red in
Fig 4) to select a Login Id for downloading or if you want to download all
the users listed you can click on the “Select All” button at the top of the
screen. Once
you have selected the Login Ids to download click on the “Select” button at
the bottom of the screen. Note: You can select as
many Login Id’s as you want, but you can download a maximum of 20
questionnaires. |
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Fig 4. The “Select Users for Download” Screen
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5. Select
the Questionnaires You can
either click on the checkbox to the right of the Questionnaire (circled in
red in Fig 5) to select a Questionnaire or if you want to download all the
questionnaires listed you can click on the “Select All” button at the top of
the screen. Once you have selected the Questionnaires to download click on the “Download” button at the bottom of the screen and the “Download” or “Advanced Download” window will pop up depending on which type of download you chose from the menu.Note: The number of
Questionnaires selected is shown at the top of the screen, if more than 20
Questionnaires are selected “Over 20” will be shown in red and you will not
be able to download. |
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Fig 5. The “Select
Questionnaires for Download” Screen |
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6. The
“Download” or “Advanced Download” Window The “Download Users” Option If
you selected the “Download Users” option from the “Offline” section of the
menu you will see the “Download” window (see Fig 6). Simply click on the
“Download” button and the data file will be downloaded to the “C:\Program
Files\Viewpoint\Offline” folder (any data files already in this folder will
be overwritten). Now move on to step “7. Download Success or Failure”. |
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Fig 6. The “Download”
Window |
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The “Advanced Download Users” Option If
you selected the “Advanced Download Users” option from the “Offline” section
of the menu you will see the “Advanced Download” window (see Fig 7). Click on
the “Download” button and the “File Download” window will pop up (Fig 8). |
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Fig 7. The “Advanced Download”
Window |
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Click on the “Save” button and the “Save As” window will pop up (see Fig 9). |
Fig 8. The “File Download” Window |
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Browse to the location you wish to save the data file to and change the “Save as type:” to “All Files” then click on the “Save” button and the data file will download and the “Save As” window. Click on the “Close” button and the
“Save As” window will close now click on the “Close Window” link on the
“Advanced Download” window to continue. The “Advanced Download” window will
close. Now move on to step “7. Download Success or Failure”. Note: You can download the data file to any
location, but you must move the data file into the “C:\Program
Files\Viewpoint\Offline” folder to run Viewpoint Offline. |
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7. Download Success or
Failure You
should now see the “Have you Successfully Downloaded the Offline Data file?”
window (see Fig 10). If the data file downloaded without any problems click
on the “Yes” button. If there was a problem and the data file was not
downloaded click on the “No” button. |
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8. Download Summary If you clicked on
the “Yes” button on the “Have you Successfully Downloaded the Offline Data
file” screen you will see the “You have successfully downloaded the following
user(s)” screen (Fig 11). If you clicked on
the “No” button on the “Have you Successfully Downloaded the Offline Data
file” screen you will see the “You have not successfully downloaded the
following user(s)” screen (Fig 12) |
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Fig 12. The Download
User Failure Summary Screen |