Exporting Redwood Server Objects
Most objects can be exported as CAR files from within the user interface, they can then be imported with the process definition System_Import_Archive or from the command line. To customize your imports and exports, you can specify rule sets. Import and export rule sets allow you to adapt objects and streamline the promotion processes between Development, Quality Assurance or Test, and Production systems, for example.
When you select the Export > Export action from the context-menu of objects, a CAR file is immediately created for you and presented to your browser for download. You select the Export > Export with related objects action to retrieve a CAR file with the object in question as well as any other objects that are referenced by it. One notable exception are partitions that have the Exportable field set to false; although these can be exported directly, they are not exported as relative objects.
To streamline promotion, it is advisable to use export and import rule sets to adapt objects to the destination system. Oftentimes, queue names, process server names, or ERP connector names change from one environment to the other.
Exports are used to process export rule sets and produce a CAR file.
Exports
Exports support the following actions:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Delete | Delete the export |
| Edit | Edit the export |
| Show permalinks | Show links that can be used from third party to link to the object |
| Submit Export Job | Submits an export job |
| Expand All | Expand all exports in the current filter |
| Filter > New Filter | Create a new export filter |
| Filter > Edit Filter | Edit current export filter |
| Filter > Delete | Delete current export filter |
| Filter > Duplicate Filter | Create a copy of the filter |
| Filter > Export Filter | Export the filter into a CAR file |
| Filter > Add to navigation bar | Add the filter to a navigation bar |
| Filter > Create filter from search | Create a filter from the current IntelliSearch query |
Procedure
Creating Export Rule Sets
- Navigate to "Promotion > Export Rule Sets".
- Choose New Export Rule Set from the context-menu.
- Fill in the details and choose the Export Rules Tab.
- Choose Add to create a new import rule and fill in the details.
- Choose Save & Close.
Using Export Rule Sets
- Navigate to "Promotion > Exports".
- Choose Export from the context-menu.
- Fill in the details and specify an export rule set.
- Choose Save & Close.
See Also
- Migrating Objects with the Promotion Module
- Export Rule Sets
- Creating Export Rule Sets
- Importing Redwood Server Objects
- Promoting Objects with Remote Systems
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