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The Database menu is where you access can do the following:

Backup

  • Export all supplement Formulas and Ingredients from the current database into an EXLX (ESHA) file.

  • Import

  • Restore

  • Reindex

  • Statistics

Backup

  • Select Database > Backup.  The file name will automatically read "SupplementsBackup." You can manually change this if so desired.

  • Navigate to where you want to store your backups

    • Click the Save button. A .bak file will be created

    • EXL (Genesis R&D Foods) files, EXLX (Genesis R&D Supplements) files or other Ingredient and Formula data from your spreadsheets (TXT, CSV, XLS or XLSX files).

    • Reindex the full-text search with data from the current database, which could include data entered by other users

    • View Statistics on how many records you have created and saved.

    Export

    Click on Export to export all supplement formulas Formulas and ingredients Ingredients from the current database into an EXLX file. Choose the location for the saved file when prompted. Exported files may be used as a backup, or may be shared with another computer running the software. 

    Import

    Click on Import to import items into the current program from Genesis Food (EXL), from Genesis Supplements (EXLX), or from from a tab-delimited text file (TXT), a comma-separated value file (CSV) or from an Excel spreadsheet (XLS) or (XLSX). 

    Importing directly from an xls, xlsx, csv or txt file:

    Please see these instructions to import an Ingredient.

    Please see these instructions to import a Formula.

    Importing from Genesis Food (EXL) or Genesis Supplements (EXLX):

    This option imports all recipes/formulas and ingredients as supplement formulas and ingredients.

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    Search for the desired file where prompted. Duplicates will be overwritten unless the Skip Existing box is checked. 

    Restore

    Use this to restore a database you previously backed up. 

  • Go to Database>Restore

  • Navigate to find the .bak file

  • Click Open.

    • Your Ingredients and Formula records will be restored to you Genesis R&D Supplements database.

    Reindex

    Go to Datbase>Reindex to refresh the full-text search with data from the current database. This may be useful in a multi-user environment, where more than one user is adding ingredients or formulas to a common database at the same time. Clicking on Rebuild Indexes will update the searches to include database items added from other program users.

    Statistics

    Go to Datbase>Statistics to see a full count of all the Ingredients and Formulas stored in your database.


    Note: If you are looking Add users, you will now use this guide.

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