database setup as template

[aki-bs]

I have worked on a small database to get my first experience with IMatch 5.7
I set up categories, metadata templates, favorites ....

Now I wanted to create a new empty database based on this setup, to convert my IMatch 3.5 database. But the empty database, is really empty. I can import the categories from the other database. But what happens with metadata templates, favorites...?

I tried also to empty the small database. There are no files in it, but I get the message that there are still Attributes in it. In which way I can clear all the content?

[Mario]

You don't need to use the database converter. You can just add all your files to your pre-built database.
Then export categories in IMatch 3 and re-import them into IMatch 5.
If you also have used properties in IMatch 3, you can import them into IMatch 5 as well, automatically converting them into Attributes.

[aki-bs]

@Mario, in IM3 I had relations between the pictures and categories.
If I do it in the way you proposed, from where IM5 gets the information about the actual in IM3 existing relations between the added pictures and the imported categories?

[Mario]

There are no relations between images and categories.
You assign images to categories.

When you export your categories using the "with file links" option, IMatch 3 exports the category schema and also information about which files are assigned to them. IMatch 5 re-creates all categories and also assigns the files to these categories.

[aki-bs]

There are no relations between images and categories.
You assign images to categories.

Yes I know - I think I have used the wrong words  Sorry.

When you export your categories using the "with file links" option, IMatch 3 exports the category schema and also information about which files are assigned to them. IMatch 5 re-creates all categories and also assigns the files to these categories.

If this works in this easy way, which additional advantages brings the converter?

[Mario]

If this works in this easy way, which additional advantages brings the converter?

The converter does it all in one step.
Most users have successfully converted their IMatch 3 databases almost 3 years ago without any fuzz or problems or manual work.

Of course there are always a few users/databases which run into some issues, and for these cases, a manual conversion is the workable alternative.