The Export function is used to copy native and web-viewable files out of the content server instance for backup, storage, or import to another content server instance. You can also export content types and user attributes. Note that this is a copy only; the original content remains.
You can export revisions that are in RELEASED, DONE, EXPIRED, and GENWWW status. You cannot export revisions that are in an active workflow (REVIEW, EDIT, or PENDING status) or that are DELETED.
Typical uses for the Export function include:
Copying files from an Intranet to make them available to an Extranet for vendor or customer viewing.
Creating an archive of content items that will then be imported back to the same instance with different metadata.
Removing content from the content server for permanent or temporary storage. For example, if space becomes limited or performance drops, you could remove all but the latest revision of each file.
Copying files, content types, and user attributes from a development content server instance for use in a production instance.
Caution:
Do not use Archiver as your primary method of disaster recovery; use standard backup systems for the database and file system.After you set up the export criteria, you can export archives in the following ways:
Manual: A one-time export initiated from Archiver by an administrator. This creates an archive on the local content server instance.
Automatic (Replication): Export to a local archive is initiated automatically whenever a content item that meets the export criteria is indexed.
"Manually Exporting" and "Replicating Files" discuss these processes in more detail.
Note:
You can export expired revisions manually, but expired revisions do not get exported automatically.This section provides information about typical tasks used in managing exports.
Create an archive where the exported content server data will be stored. See "Creating a New Archive".
In the Current Archives list, select the archive.
Create an export query. See "Creating a Content Item Export Query".
Set configuration information export options. See "Exporting Configuration Information".
Set the general export options. See "Setting Export Options".
Initiate the export. See "Initiating the Export".
Export queries define which revisions will be exported. Follow these steps to create an export query:
Open the archive collection. See "Opening a Collection".
Select the archive in the Current Archives list.
Click the Main Archiver Export Screen.
Click Edit in the Export Query (Content) section.
The Edit Export Query (Content) Screen is displayed.
Select an Operator from the list.
The available operators depend on which Field is selected.
The available operators map to basic SQL query operators. To use other SQL query operators, create a basic expression and then edit it in the Custom Query Expression check box (see step 10).
Enter the criteria in the Value field.
Depending on the option selected in the Field list, you can enter text directly, click the Select button and select from the available values, or select directly from a list of the available values.
The query expression is added to the Query Expression box, and the SQL version of the query expression is displayed in the Custom Query Expression box.
To add to the query expression, repeat steps 5 through 8. By default, each part of the expression is added using an AND operator.
To update an existing query, select the line to be changed in the Query Expression box and edit the Field, Operator, and Value fields as necessary. Click Update. The specified query expression replaces the selected line.
To delete a line from the query expression, select the line to be deleted in the Query Expression box. Click Delete. The selected line is deleted.
To edit the SQL expression directly:
Select the Custom Query Expression check box.
Edit the text in the Custom Query Expression box.
You can use Idoc Script in the query expression. For example, to archive content more than one year old, you could use <$dateCurrent(-365)$> as the Release Date value. See the Oracle Fusion Middleware Idoc Script Reference Guide for more information.
Caution:
If you clear the Custom Query Expression check box, the query expression reverts to its original definition; all modifications will be lost.Specify whether to export revisions based on the last export date:
To export only revisions that have been released since the last export, select the Export Revisions with Release Date later than most recent Export Date check box.
To export all revisions, clear the Export Revisions with Release Date later than most recent Export Date check box.
Specify whether to export revisions that were published to the content server by Oracle Content Publisher:
To export published revisions, select the Allow Export of Published Revisions check box.
To export only unpublished revisions, clear the Allow Export of Published Revisions check box.
Specify which revisions to export:
To export all revisions of each content item, select the All Selected Revisions option.
To export only the latest revision of each content item, select the Latest Revisions option.
To export all revisions except the most recent, select the Not Latest Revisions option.
To export the most recent revision that matches the query, select the Single Revision Replication option. See "Single Revision Replications" for details about how this option affects the replication process.
Caution:
Do not use the Latest Revision option and automatic replication. These options, used in conjunction, can cause unpredictable archive behavior. See "Replicating Files" for more details about automatic replication.Click OK.
The export query is displayed in the Export Query box on the Content tab.
To see a list of revisions that will be included in the export, click Preview.
The Previewing Export Queries (Content) Screen is displayed.
Note:
Although an unlimited number of revisions can be exported, a maximum of 100 revisions can be displayed in the Content Satisfying the Export Query screen. Use the Filter and Release Date since features to display subsets of the list as necessary.Review the list to ensure that the export includes the intended revisions.
Click Close.
To export content type and user attributes:
Open the archive collection. See "Opening a Collection".
Select the archive in the Current Archives list.
Click the Main Archiver Export Screen.
Click Edit in the Additional Data section. The Edit Additional Data Screen is displayed.
To export content types, select the Export Content Configuration Information check box.
To export user data, select the Export User Configuration Information check box.
Click OK.
The configuration information options are displayed in the Additional Data section of the Export Data tab.
To add a table to an archive:
Click the Main Archiver Export Screen (Table).
Select an archive from the Current Archives list.
Click Add.
The Add New/Edit Table Screen is displayed.
Complete the fields as appropriate. These fields are used to export the parent/child relationship in any tables used in schemas.
Click OK.
The table is added to the Table list on the Table tab.
Caution:
When exporting tables, ensure that the column names are the same if you are creating a relationship between two tables. If tables are imported individually, without assigning a relationship, it is not essential to match the column names. But if tables are imported in a relationship, the column names should be the same.To edit the archive properties of a table:
Click the Main Archiver Export Screen (Table).
Select an archive from the Current Archives list.
Select a table from the Table list.
Click Edit.
The Add New/Edit Table Screen is displayed.
Edit the fields as appropriate.
Click OK.
To create a query that defines which tables will be exported:
Click the Main Archiver Export Screen (Table).
Select a table from the Table list.
Click Edit in the Export Query section.
The Edit Export Query (Table) Screen is displayed.
Select an Operator from the list.
The available operators depend on which Field is selected.
The available operators map to basic SQL query operators. To use other SQL query operators, create a basic expression and then edit it in the Custom Query Expression check box (see step 11).
Enter the criteria in the Value field.
The query expression is added to the Query Expression box, and the SQL version of the query expression is displayed in the Custom Query Expression box.
To add to the query expression, repeat steps 4 through 7. By default, each part of the expression is added using an AND operator.
To update an existing query:
Select the line to be changed in the Query Expression box.
Edit the Field, Operator, and Value fields as necessary.
Click Update.
The specified query expression replaces the selected line.
To delete a line from the query expression:
Select the line to be deleted in the Query Expression box.
Click Delete.
The selected line is deleted.
To edit the SQL expression directly:
Select the Custom Query Expression check box.
Edit the text in the Custom Query Expression box. You can use Idoc Script in the query expression. See the Oracle Fusion Middleware Idoc Script Reference Guide for more information.
Caution:
If you clear the Custom Query Expression check box, the query expression reverts to its original definition; all modifications will be lost.Click OK.
The export query is displayed in the Export Query box on the Table tab.
To see a list of tables that will be included in the export, click Preview.
The Previewing Export Queries (Content) Screen is displayed.
Note:
Although an unlimited number of tables can be exported, a maximum of 100 tables can be displayed in the Content Satisfying the Export Query screen. Use the Filter and Release Date since features to display subsets of the list as necessary.Review the list to ensure that the export includes the intended revisions.
Click Close.
To set general export options:
Open the archive collection. See "Opening a Collection".
Select the archive in the Current Archives list.
Click the Main Archiver Screen.
Click Edit in the Export Options section. The Edit Export Options Screen is displayed.
Specify whether to replace existing batch files upon export:
To delete all existing batch files when the next export is initiated, select the Replace Existing Export Files check box.
To leave existing batch files in place when the next export is initiated, clear the Replace Existing Export Files check box.
Specify which files to export:
To export the native (vault) and web-viewable (weblayout) files, select the Copy Web Content check box.
To export only the native (vault) files, clear the Copy Web Content check box.
Specify whether to export content or not:
To export only tables, select the Export Table Only check box.
To export content items, clear the check box.
Click OK.
The export options are displayed in the Export Options section of the General tab.
To manually export content and configuration information:
Open Archiver for the content server that contains the files you want to export.
Open the archive collection. See "Opening a Collection".
Select the archive to export to in the Current Archives list.
From Actions, select Export.
The Export Archive Screen is displayed.
Note:
If the Export option is disabled, the archive is being exported automatically. You must disable the automatic replication to perform a manual export. See "Replicating Files" for details.Specify whether to delete the revisions from the content server instance after the export is successfully completed:
To delete revisions after export, select the Delete revisions after successful archive check box.
To leave revisions in the content server after export, clear the Delete revisions after successful archive check box.
Click OK.
The export process is initiated, and the status bar at the bottom of the Archiver screen displays progress messages.