Parameters & Tags

[sagnewYUXLR]

Hi there, 

I've created a few project parameters that i would now like to be able to tag. 

i understand to do this i need to create a shared parameter. 

i am beginning to think i should have made them all shared parameters to begin with but i am just wondering is there anyway i can convert the already created project parameter to a shared parameter that will maintain the data already inputted to the project parameter or do i need to create the parameters again as shared parameters from the get go and populate them again? 

many thanks 

[barthbradley]

Shared Parameters are identified by their GUID - not by their Name.  Besides, you cannot replace a Project Parameter. You can delete it and add a new one.  

[Thomas.S.Teichmann · Accepted solution]

You will have to create the parameters again as shared parameters.

However, you might be able to keep your data with a workaround.

After creating the new shared parameters, you could use a plugin like DiRootsOne SheetLink to export the parameters to Excel. In Excel you can copy the values from the old parameters to the new ones (might be difficult for multi-line text). Then you can import the updated parameters and finally delete the old non-shared ones.

[sagnewYUXLR]

Thanks very much, this method worked as well as I could have hoped for, created them as shared parameters but was able to use diroots to transfer the data between them and back into the project 

[syman2000 · Accepted solution]

You can use the global parameter route. However it will only work if the project parameter is a constant value and does not vary between one object over the other.

[sagnewYUXLR]

Thanks that's great info too.