Step 1: Export a Bento Library as a Bento Template
Start Bento
Choose a library
Click on File => Exportβ¦
Choose βTemplateβ
Check any item in the list βInclude these related librariesβ
Also, check the βInclude records in templateβ option
Click on βNextβ to save everything in a β.bentoTemplateβ file
Step 2: Convert the Bento Template to a Ninox Archive
Start BentoToNinox.app
Choose the β.bentoTemplateβ file
A β.ninoxβ file will be created in the same directory
Step 3: Import the Ninox Archive
Double-click on the β.ninoxβ file to import it into Ninox
If you want to import it on your iPad:
Send the file by email to your own account
Open Mail on your iPad
Select the mail
Tap on the file
Tap on βOpen in Ninoxβ
Limitations
BentoToNinox will migrate your data with a best-effort approach. It supports tables (libraries), fields, table relations (related data) as well as media files. However, some things wonβt be migrated:
Adress Book
Collections / smart collections: Make use of Ninoxβ table view features to recreate your collections.
Form layouts: Due to Ninoxβ different approach to forms, layout information cannot be migrated. Ninox will generate automatic layouts but you may have to rework these.
Some field otpions like number format: You can easily fix that within Ninox afterwards.
Calculations: Youβd need to recreate calculated fields in Ninox
Contact list fields: Address, Phone Number, Email Address, URL, IM Account
If you experience any problem with conversion of your data,