Import JSON and Export JSON

Import a ScanCode JSON File

• We have provided a set of sample scans that you can quickly review in AboutCode Manager in order to get a sense of its functionality and the types of information captured by a scan. The samples are located at https://github.com/nexB/aboutcode-manager/tree/develop/samples.

• To import a ScanCode JSON file:

  • Open the File menu and select Import JSON File (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+I or ⌘+I).
  • In the dialog window that opens, navigate to the JSON file you want to import, select the file and click Open.
  • You will then be prompted to choose a filename and location to save the JSON file as a SQLite database file. Add a filename, select the folder in which you want to save the SQLite database file, and click Save.
  • AboutCode Manager will then create a SQLite database file from your JSON file, indicated by the status message "Creating Database ..."
  • Once the process has finished, the status message will be replaced by an expandable code tree and, to the right of the tree, a table displaying provenance information generated by ScanCode.

Export a JSON file

• To export a JSON file:
  • Select the File menu and then select Export JSON File (keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+E or ⌘+E).
  • In the dialog window that opens, add a name for the file, navigate to the directory in which you want to save the file and click Save.