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Save a skill to a local folder so you can manage it in a version control system (such as Git), keep a static snapshot, or use it as the source for a new skill. Locally stored skills sync with the Skill Catalog: edits saved in Advanced Designer are mirrored to the local folder.

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Sync a skill with a local folder

You can set up sync when you create the skill, or on an existing skill.
  • At creation — when creating a new skill, select Create local folder to sync. Advanced Designer creates the skill and the local folder together.
  • On an existing skill — select the skill in the Skill Catalog and click the sync folder button.
A synced skill appears in the Skill Catalog with a sync icon; hover the skill to see the local folder path in the tooltip. Edits saved in the cloud are mirrored to the local folder. To bring a synced skill into a version-control system, point your VCS at the local folder. To stop syncing, select the skill in the Skill Catalog and click the sync folder button again.

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Save a one-time snapshot

To save a static snapshot — a one-time export with no ongoing sync — select the skill in the Skill Catalog and click the folder download button.

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Create a new skill from a local folder

Use a locally stored skill as the source for a new skill in the Skill Catalog.
1

Open the Create Skill from Local Folder dialog

On the start page, choose Create Skill from Local Folder — also available from the main menu.
2

Select the project file

Specify the path to the Advanced Designer project file (ADPROJ).
3

Resolve any name conflicts

If a skill of the same name already exists in the Skill Catalog, Advanced Designer asks whether to replace it or create a new one. If the name matches a framework skill, you can only create a new skill — framework skills cannot be replaced.
Local folders are intended for development workflows. The folder includes the structure of any data catalogs the skill uses, but not the data catalog records. To transfer records along with a skill, export the skill instead of saving it locally.

Getting started

See where the local-folder commands sit on the start page.

Export a skill

Package a skill (with data catalog records) as a ZIP archive.

Skill versions

Manage published versions of a skill.