.. _DEXiFile:

DEXi File
---------

Each :ref:`DEXi model <DEXiModel>`, which is created and/or edited
DEXiWin, can be stored on a *DEXi File*. This is a
`XML <https://www.w3.org/TR/xml/>`__-formatted text file whose
default extension is ``.dxi``.

Generally, a *DEXi File* contains the following data:

-  a `multi-criteria DEX model <https://dex.ijs.si/documentation/DEX_Method/DEX_Model.html>`__,
-  data about considered `decision alternatives <https://dex.ijs.si/documentation/DEX_Method/DEX_Alternative.html>`__, and
-  user's :ref:`settings <XSettings>`.

DEXiWin can read *DEXi Files* created by its predecessor `DEXi <https://kt.ijs.si/MarkoBohanec/dexi.html>`__.
The converse is possible, but generally not true.