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Skills that you create can be saved to a local folder. This allows you to synchronize skills with the Skill Catalog and use version control systems, as well as creating new skills based on those stored locally. You can use the local folder to do the following:
  • Create a new synchronized skill with a local copy by selecting Create local folder to sync when creating a skill.
  • Set up synchronization with a local folder for an existing skill by selecting a skill in the Skill Catalog and clicking the sync folder button.
  • Create a one-time static snapshot of an existing skill by saving it to a local folder. To do so, select a skill in the Skill Catalog and click the folder download button.
  • Create a new skill based on one stored locally using the Create Skill from Local Folder command on the start page or in the main menu (the menu button). In the dialog box that opens, specify the path to the skill file in Advanced Designer project files (ADPROJ) format. If a skill with that name already exists in the Skill Catalog, you will be asked whether you want to replace the existing skill or create a new one. If the name of the skill you are creating is the same as that of a framework skill, you will be asked whether you want to create a new skill, as framework skills can’t be replaced.
The synchronized skills are marked in the Skill Catalog with a sync icon. The path to the local folder will appear in the tooltip for the skill. Once the skill has been modified and saved to the cloud, the changes will also be saved locally. To save a skill in your version control system, synchronize your version control system with the folder with which the skill is synchronized. To cancel synchronization for a skill, select the skill in the Skill Catalog and click the sync folder button.
Note: Storing a skill in a local folder is mainly used for development purposes. Because of this, the local folder contains the structure of the data catalogs used in the skill, but it doesn’t contain data catalog records. To transfer the data catalog records alongside the skill, export the skill instead of saving it to a local folder.