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Add an Application to an XCart File

In this use case, you add a fifth accounting application, Job Costing, to the following four accounting applications already in the XCart file, accounting.txt, using the XCart feature of XPSExplorer:

• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• General Ledger
• Payroll

Note: To use XPSExplorer, you must be an administrator with XPSExplorer rights.

Add an application to an XCart file

1. Open a command prompt on the machine hosting the Policy Server.
2. Enter the following command:

   XPSExplorer
   

   The Main Menu opens and lists vendors, products, and classes.

   Note: Only objects in top-level classes can be exported. Top-level classes are marked with asterisks.

3. Enter X for XCart Management.

   The XCart Menu opens.

4. Enter L for Load cart from file.
5. Enter the path and name of the existing text file containing the four accounting applications.

   The specified file name is remembered as the XCart file.

   Example: C:\xcart\accounting.txt

6. Enter Q to return to the Main Menu.
7. Enter the number corresponding to the class that you want added to the XCart file.

   The Class Menu opens.

   Example: If the number 15 corresponds to accounting, enter 15.

8. Enter S to view the objects in the class.

   The Search Menu opens and the objects in the class are listed.

   Example Search Results:

   1-CA.SM::Accounting@0e-08c6cadb-e30b-4e06-9e2e-b3d7a866fab8

   (I) Name : "Accounts Payable"

   (C) Desc : "accounts payable"

   2-CA.SM::Accounting@0e-3b0f4ccf-71f3-4968-b095-2b5a830c3244

   (I) Name : "Accounts Receivable"

   (C) Desc : "accounts receivable"

   3-CA.SM::Accounting@03-1c7ac22e-6646-4c61-8f2f-6261a0ef3a92

   (I) Name : "General Ledger"

   (C) Desc : "general ledger"

   4-CA.SM::Accounting@10-8d78bb81-ae15-11d1-9cdd-006008aac24b

   (I) Name : "Payroll"

   (C) Desc : "payroll"

   5-CA.SM::Accounting@@12-88f119a0-3fd1-46d0-b8ac-c1e83f00f97d

   (I) Name : "Job Costing"

   (C) Desc : "job costing"

   Note: An asterisk before an application indicates that it is in the XCart.

9. To add Job Costing to the XCart file:
   1. Enter 5 for the Job Costing application.
   2. Enter X for Add to XCart.
   3. Enter Q to exit the XCart menu and return to the Search Menu.

      The asterisk before the application indicates that it is in the XCart.

   4. Enter Q twice to exit the Search and Class Menus and return to the Main Menu.
   5. Enter X for XCart Management.
   6. Enter S to Save the XCart to the XCart file: C:\xcart\accounting.txt.

      Job Costing is added to accounting.txt.

10. Enter Q twice to exit the XCart and Main Menus and return to the command prompt.