Importing data from Bento
In order to migrate your data from Bento to Ninox, you’ll need the BentoToNinox converter. You can download it for free from the following link:
Step 1: Export a Bento Library as a Bento Template
- Start Bento
- Choose a library
- Click on File => Export…
- Choose “Template”
- Check any item in the list “Include these related libraries”
- Also, check the “Include records in template” option
- Click on “Next” to save everything in a “.bentoTemplate” file
Step 2: Convert the Bento Template to a Ninox Archive
- Start BentoToNinox.app
- Choose the “.bentoTemplate” file
- A “.ninox” file will be created in the same directory
Step 3: Import the Ninox Archive
- Double-click on the “.ninox” 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 “Open in Ninox”
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 won’t be migrated:
- Adress Book
- Collections / smart collections: Make use of Ninox’ table view features to recreate your collections.
- Form layouts: Due to Ninox’ 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: You’d 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,
please contact us: [email protected].
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