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Depending on the number of files and sizes of the result files, it can take a considerable time to zip the files together before they are ready for download. Therefore, files are zipped and getting ready in the background on the server and when they are ready for download you will be notified with a toast message at the top next to the download dialog icon. The icon can be found in the tool strip at the top depicted in Illustration 19 below.[[File:Illustration19.png|frame|Illustration 19: Tool strip with the download icon.|link=https://wiki.alkit.se/index.php/File:Illustration19.png|none]]When you press the “Get files(s)” button you will have the option of adding a description to the download which you can later see in the “My downloads” dialog for identification. Here you can also choose to insert VIN and plate number in all downloaded files. You can read more about hit here: [[Filenames when downloading]]. It is optional and you don't have to do that.
When using functions such as "Get file(s)" to download files they only prepare and zip the files for download. This is because this preperation can take a considerable time and is therefore best prepared in the background. When pressing download or get to downlaod file(s) you will get a toast telling you that your files are being prepared and you will be notified when ready. as shown in the figure below.[[File:Illustration20.png|frame|Toast shown when file preparation begins.|link=https://wiki.alkit.se/index.php/File:Illustration20.png|none]]When the preparation is done and your files are ready for download, the following toast will be shown in conjunction with the download icon in the tool strip.[[File:Illustration21.png|Toast shown when file preparation is done.|link=https://wiki.alkit.se/index.php/File:Illustration21.png|none|thumb|350x350px]]To see which file(s) are ready for download you press the blue map with a download sign located at the top of the screen. With the dialog that opened you can see, control and download your downloads. Here there are two bars where you can see the preperation progress and download progress going from gray to green. To easily sort apart the downloads you can see their given description to easily remember which contains what. To download a file or set of files you press the downwards pointing arrow icon where you will get an option to set a filename before pressing download. You can also remove or cancel downloads by pressing the red icon with a cross.
 
The following toast will be shown when the preparation begins.[[File:Illustration20.png|frame|Illustration 20: Toast shown when file preparation begins.|link=https://wiki.alkit.se/index.php/File:Illustration20.png|none]]When the preparation is done and your files are ready for download, the following toast will be shown in conjunction with the download icon in the tool strip.[[File:Illustration21.png|frame|Illustration 21: Toast shown when file preparation is done.|link=https://wiki.alkit.se/index.php/File:Illustration21.png]]To see what preparations are ready for download, click the download icon in the tool strip, a dialog called “My Downloads” will open. If a download is being prepared, the progress bar in the column “Progress” will fill gradually fill with green until it is ready. If you are downloading a file, the progress bar Download progress will gradually fill with green until it is done. If you entered a description for your preparation, it will show in the column “Description”. To download a file click the icon with a down pointing arrow. You will be prompted for  an optional name of the downloaded file. Whatever you type there will automatically get the file extension “.zip”. To close the dialog, click the cross in the upper right corner of the dialog.{{:My downloads}}

Revision as of 12:14, 17 July 2017

When using functions such as "Get file(s)" to download files they only prepare and zip the files for download. This is because this preperation can take a considerable time and is therefore best prepared in the background. When pressing download or get to downlaod file(s) you will get a toast telling you that your files are being prepared and you will be notified when ready. as shown in the figure below.

Toast shown when file preparation begins.

When the preparation is done and your files are ready for download, the following toast will be shown in conjunction with the download icon in the tool strip.

Toast shown when file preparation is done.

To see which file(s) are ready for download you press the blue map with a download sign located at the top of the screen. With the dialog that opened you can see, control and download your downloads. Here there are two bars where you can see the preperation progress and download progress going from gray to green. To easily sort apart the downloads you can see their given description to easily remember which contains what. To download a file or set of files you press the downwards pointing arrow icon where you will get an option to set a filename before pressing download. You can also remove or cancel downloads by pressing the red icon with a cross.

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