Copying and Transferring Projects

Copying and transferring GeoDin projects - duplicating, exporting, and moving projects between databases.

Projects can be copied within the same database (for branching variants or template re-use) or transferred between databases (e.g. moving a project from a local Access database to a shared client-server database).

GeoDin offers project-level Add Objects, Copy Project, and Publish and Export methods for these workflows. The exact options depend on whether the destination is in the same database, in a different database of the same connection, or in a different database type entirely.

Handing over data to state authorities (Landesämter)

When delivering data to a state geological authority (Landesamt), the recommended approach is to use a dedicated transfer database rather than sending your main project database.

Step-by-step workflow:

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Step 1: Create the transfer database

Create a dedicated transfer database - this can be either an Access (.accdb) file or a PostgreSQL database. Connect it to GeoDin as a separate database connection.

Ensure the transfer database is accessible on the GeoDin server (e.g. a local path such as C:\Temp\) and not only on a long UNC network path. Very long UNC paths can cause connection issues with Access files.

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Step 2: Create the transfer project

Create a new project inside the transfer database.

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Step 3: Open the production project

In your production database, navigate to the project containing the objects to be transferred.

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Step 4: Add objects to the transfer project

Open the Add Objects method on the transfer project and drag-and-drop the selected objects from your production project into the List of objects window.

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Step 5: Choose the copy options

In the copy options, choose Copy (not Move) to keep the objects in the original database. Deselect with documents if document files should not be included in the handover.

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Step 6: Confirm the copy

Confirm the copy. The selected objects - with their layer data, well design, and measurement values - are now in the transfer project.

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Step 7: Publish and export the ZIP

Right-click the transfer project and choose Publish and Export. GeoDin creates a ZIP archive containing an Access database with the transferred objects. Send this ZIP to the authority.

The ZIP produced by Publish and Export always contains an Access database internally, regardless of whether your transfer database is PostgreSQL. The recipient imports this Access file into their own system.

For the comprehensive reference - full syntax, all options, edge cases - see Working with Projects.