Installed Modules Don't Show Up In Module Builder?

[eysikal]

Here is the scenario:

We have created a package of custom modules (via module builder) under a local development environment and published them to zip format.

Later, these modules were installed onto a separate development server via module loader.

Sugar Community Edition version 5.2.0j

Here is the issue:

Once the modules are loaded onto the new server, they no longer appear in "Module Builder." Without the modules showing up in Module Builder, I see no way to republish the modules to zip format again. Granted, we should be able to go back to the local development environment where the modules were originally created in Module Builder and make changes/republish there. However, that is not possible in our case because we no longer have access to the original development environment.

TL; DR Question:

Is there anyway to republish custom modules if they are not in Module Builder? Also, is there any way to get installed modules to appear in Module Builder and not just Studio?

[eysikal]

Are installed modules--those installed via zipped packages--even supposed to show up in module builder?

[saharben]

Have the same problem with the same sugarcrm version 5.2.0j

I exported modules from installation of version 5.2.0e and import back (from zip file) into a new fresh installation of v. 5.2.0j and the modules aren't listed.

Is there any known bug ?

[mvngti]

Are installed modules--those installed via zipped packages--even supposed to show up in module builder?

Short answer no!

Installing a module, only installs the built module into modules/ and custom/.
It does not install the module's design into custom/modulebuilder/Packages/

Since some version in 5.2 there is an Export function in Module Builder that allows you to export a package that does contain the while design to transfer to another instance, but if it is not a module you built originally there is no easy way to do this.

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