Using Sessions in Document Loader

Sick of having to start from scratch when working with large documents in Document Loader? Want to save your current progress and return at a later date?

You can use a session to save a snapshot of Document Loader, so you can return to the same point at a later time. Sessions are useful when working with large documents or if you need to shutdown your PC for any reason.

What is a Session?

Sessions store information about the state of Document Loader at a given point, such as:

  • A copy of the current document
  • A copy of the current capture setup definition
  • Which parts of the document have already been captured
  • The state of the Document Explorer tree nodes
  • Any mappings, e.g. table mappings
  • Any changes made in the Options dialog

How can I save a Session?

You can only save a session when working with a new document; not a new version of a document. You can save a session at any time, so long as you have a document open.

To save a session you can either:

  • Press the Save Session button button from the Toolbar
  • Select Save Session from the File pulldown menu
  • Press Ctrl + S
    (
    The Status Bar shows the progress of the Save operation)

How can I load/restore a Session?

  • To load a saved session you can either:
  • Select Load Session from the File pulldown menu
  • Press Ctrl + L
    If you attempt to load a session with a document open you will be prompted to close the current document. The Load Session dialog will be displayed as shown below:
screenshot showing the load sessions dialog
Load Session Dialog

Simply identify the session you wish to load and select it in the list. You can sort on any column by clicking on its column heading; click once for ascending order and again for descending order.
Click the OK button to load the selected session.

How can I delete a Session?

To delete a session you need to open the Load Session dialog by either:

  • Selecting Load Session from the File pulldown menu
  • Pressing Ctrl+L
    Select the appropriate session and press the Delete button. Select Yes to confirm the deletion and Cancel to remove the Load Session dialog.