A project can be zipped up after stopping the service and shared to install in a different instance. This is how to install a zipped project and not a snapshot.
1. Stop your the FIN service from running
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2. Go to your FIN installed folder and there is a folder called DB
Copy and paste the dataBase folder into there.
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3. Start your service back up
4. Paste this link in your browser URL and your all set: localhost:85/fin/dataBase
If your running a mac installation your Browser URL will be: localhost:8085/fin/dataBase
CLICK THE FOLLOWING TO DOWNLOAD "dataBase.zip": https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11521769/DocsFINStack/dataBase.zipto the proj folder under var. The path should be something like this but with your version:
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\FIN Framework\FIN Framework 5.1.3.169\var\proj
3. Unzip the project folder and move or copy/paste it into the proj folder.
Note: Make sure that when unzipping, that the project folder is not nested within itself into another folder with the same name. It should be the project folder and the contents inside.
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4. Start the FIN service
That should be it, now you should be able to reach it when access it via the browser depending on host and port. For example default: http://localhost:8080/