Exporting Objects Using CentraSite Control
With CentraSite Control, you can export one or more objects in each export operation. To export an object, you typically select it in the navigation view and then specify which related objects you would like to export along with it.
The export operation creates an archive file on the file system. The archive file contains a copy of the objects that you have exported. The archive file can be imported afterwards into the same
CentraSite registry or into a new registry. For details about the import operations, see
Importing Objects from an Archive
Using CentraSite Control.
Objects can be exported either by right-clicking the object you wish to export and choosing Export on the context menu, or by using the Actions > Export menu entry, or by clicking the Export icon. The Actions > Export menu entry and the Export icon allow you to export multiple objects in one step whereas the context menu only allows you to export a single object.
If you have created a list in your My Favorites area, you can export the set of objects in the list by using the Export option in the list's context menu. For information about defining lists, see Getting Started with CentraSite .
Some objects in the registry do not support all of the export methods; check the user interface to see which controls are available for the type of object you want to export.
Note: | You must have view permission for the assets you want to include in the export set. |
To export an object or a set of objects
1. In CentraSite Control, go to the page that contains the object or the set of objects that you want to export. For example, if you want to export a taxonomy, go to the Administration > Taxonomies page, or if you want to export the contents of a list, go to Home > My CentraSite > My Favorites to see your defined lists.
2. Locate the object or the set of objects you want to export and choose Export from the context menu,
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If the Actions menu is visible, select the object or set of objects you want to export and choose the Actions > Export menu entry.
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If the Export icon is visible, select the object or set of objects you want to export and click the Export icon.
3. The export dialog shows the selected objects and all dependent objects. The colored icon beside each object indicates whether the object is one of the selected objects or a dependent object.
The checkbox beside each object indicates whether or not the object should be included in the export set. By default, all displayed objects are included in the export set.
If you wish to remove an object from the export set, unmark its checkbox. This removes the object and all of its dependent objects (if any) from the export set.
4. For some object types, additional export options are available. In this case, the button Export Options is activated, and when you click this button, a dialog opens that shows these additional export options. If you are exporting objects that are contained in a list, and the list contains more than one object type, you will see several tabs, with one tab per object type.
The available options depend on the type of object you wish to export.
Object type | Available export options |
Asset |  Include assets referenced by selected assets. If the selected assets contain references to other assets, then include the referenced assets also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all asset references are satisfied. |
Lifecycle Model | Include assets for selected lifecycle models. Include all assets that are governed by the lifecycle model. Include assets referenced by selected assets. If the assets that are selected by the option Include assets for selected lifecycle models contain references to other assets, then include the referenced assets also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all asset references are satisfied. |
Taxonomy | Include assets for selected categories. Include all assets that are classified by categories of the taxonomy. Include assets referenced by selected assets. If the assets that are selected by the option Include assets for selected categories contain references to other assets, then include the referenced assets also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all asset references are satisfied. |
Asset Type | Include assets for selected asset types. Include all assets that are instances of the asset types. Include assets referenced by selected assets. If the assets that are selected by the option Include assets for selected asset types contain references to other assets, then include the referenced assets also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all asset references are satisfied. |
Organization | Include users. Include all users who belong to the organization. Include child organizations. Include all organizations that are child organizations of the organization. If the option Include assets of organization is selected, include also all assets that belong to the child organizations. Include lifecycle models and policies. Include all lifecycle models and policies that have been define for the organization. Include assets of organization. Include all assets that belong to the organization. Include assets referenced by selected assets. If the assets that are selected by the option Include assets of organization contain references to other assets, then include the referenced assets also in the export set. This selection process is repeated recursively until all asset references are satisfied. |
Click OK to complete the object selection.
5. Click OK to start the export.
6. Specify a name for the archive file when prompted to do so.
7. When the export is complete, examine the export report to verify that the objects were exported successfully.
A confirmation message appears when the export is complete. Here, you have the possibility to view the export log, in order to verify that the objects were exported successfully. To do this, click on the Export Log link.
Important: | If the report indicates that certain associated objects have been omitted from the archive, you will need to make sure that these objects are either present in the target registry when the archive is imported or create an archive that includes them. For additional information about exporting associated objects, see How the Export Process Handles Object
Ownership. |
