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To move changes from test to production we are going to use the PatientWorks archive feature to make a portable copy of our forms and files. An archive is PatientWorks own brand of a zip file. PatientWorks archives are denoted by the .pwa extension. Inside of a PatientWorks archive are packed many PatientWorks form files (.form) and a single PatientWorks application files (.apb).

To archive your application go to start programs PatientWorks Application Studio. When Application Studios opens choose file repository open and select the application you want to open.

Once the application is open choose file - Archive - Create Archive. Browse to a folder where you would like to save the archive and click ok. “C:\ProgramFiles\PatientWorks\Data\Archives” is typically a good place to store you archive.

If you look at the output window in application studios you can monitor the archive process and after about a minute you should see a message saying archive complete.

Using windows explore browse to the folder where the archive you created is located and grab a copy of this file and put it on you production server (I use an ftp site to transfer the file).

Connect to you production server and open up PatientWorks Application Studios. Go to file Archive open and browse to the archive you just copied to the production server. Select it and click open.

Application Studios will unpack the contents of the archive. This may take a few minutes for large applications. Once the archive is open go to file repository save.

You are done. Any changes you saved in test are now on the production server. Important Note: It is a good idea to archive the contents of the production server prior to saving your changes from test to production. This is just in case you do not like the results of the changes you import; you can restore your application using the production archive.