Importing RAS assets

Importing a RAS asset is the process of unpacking and restoring the files to a local file or folder or to your workspace.

When a RAS asset is exported, activities are recorded in the RAS asset manifest file that will be used to restore the RAS asset. During import, these activities are read and performed in conjunction with the import selections made by the consumer of the RAS asset.

Within your local environment, you may want to save RAS assets to a file. The RAS asset in a local file is identical in structure to the RAS asset in a repository. The only difference is that you cannot use the search function to find a RAS asset that is saved to a directory.

Your imported file is restored according to the instructions in the RAS asset manifest file. However, there are some decisions that you, as the RAS asset consumer, must make. If there are any custom instructions for the import process, a preview of the manifest file is displayed in a browser window.

You can retrieve a RAS asset in one of two ways.
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