Database.ImportData(Boolean, var Text [, Boolean] [, Boolean] [, Record]) Method
Version: Available or changed with runtime version 1.0.
Imports data from a file that has been exported from a database.
Note
This method is supported only in Business Central on-premises.
Syntax
[Ok := ] Database.ImportData(ShowDialog: Boolean, var FileName: Text [, IncludeApplicationData: Boolean] [, IncludeGlobalData: Boolean] [, CompanyRecord: Record])
Note
This method can be invoked without specifying the data type name.
Parameters
ShowDialog
Type: Boolean
Specifies if you want to display a dialog box where the user can confirm the action.
FileName
Type: Text
Specifies the name and location of the file that must be imported. The file must have been exported from a database
.
[Optional] IncludeApplicationData
Type: Boolean
Specifies if you want to import the data that defines the application in the database. This includes the permissions, permission sets, profiles, and style sheets.
Create a variable of type Boolean to specify this parameter.
To import application objects, you must use the Import-NAVData Windows PowerShell cmdlet.
[Optional] IncludeGlobalData
Type: Boolean
Specifies if you want to import global, non-company specific data.
Create a variable of type Boolean to specify this parameter.
[Optional] CompanyRecord
Type: Record
Specifies the company or companies that must be imported.
Return Value
[Optional] Ok
Type: Boolean
true if the operation was successful; otherwise false. If you omit this optional return value and the operation does not execute successfully, a runtime error will occur.
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