Carlson Software Knowledge Base

Below are instructions for creating a custom Workspace (which stores your custom screen layout) and copying that Workspace to a new computer or a different version of the software.

Creating a Workspace:

1. In your older version, type WORKSPACE into the command line and press Enter
2. At command prompt, type SA (for SaveAs)
3. Type a custom name for your Workspace

Backing up/Copying CUI file:

1. In your older version, type CUI into the command line and press Enter
2. Click the Transfer tab near the top of the dialog
3. If not already visible, expand the Workspaces branch in the tree diagram
4. Click-and-drag your workspace from the left side of screen to the Workspaces branch on the right side of the screen
5. Save the .cui file. You may want to keep this file in safe location as a backup
6. If moving to a new computer, copy this file to the new desktop (or network drive accessible to both)

Transferring Workspace to new version/other computer:

1. Open your new software
2. Type CUI at the command line and press Enter
3. Click the Transfer tab near the top of the dialog
4. Open the old .cui file
5. Click-and-drag your Workspace from the Workspaces branch on the right side of the screen to the Workspaces branch on the left side of the screen
6. Click OK to close the CUI dialog

Once transferred, you will likely want to switch to the custom Workspace and set it as the default:

1. Double-click the blue gear icon in the lower right corner of the screen
2. Select your custom Workspace to set it as current
3. Double-click the blue gear icon again and select Workspace Settings
4. Set your Workspace as default by picking it in the "My Workspace" drop-list
5. Select the "Do not save changes to workspace" option at the bottom of the dialog*

*The reason for turning off automatic saves to the Workspace is to prevent accidental corruption. If the program crashes or closes unexpectedly (such as when switching to a different Carlson module) with the automatic save enabled, the Workspace may be corrupted. If this happens, you can recover the workspace by repeating the above steps.