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  2. Exporting Workspaces to an Archive

Exporting Workspaces to an Archive

You can export entire Workspaces to an archive (SIF file). You can also combine adding objects and entire Workspaces to an archive. The following procedure shows how to export objects and Workspaces to an archive in Web Tools (the procedure is similar in Siebel Tools).

To export Workspaces to an archive

  1. In the Object Explorer and Object List Editor, locate and select the objects you want to export.

  2. In the Archive menu, select Add To Archive (Alt+N is the keyboard shortcut).

    In the Objects to Archive window that opens, the objects that you selected in step 1 are added to the Objects to Archive list.

    The Objects to Archive list stores the following information about each object:

    • Name of object, for example: SIS Account List Applet.

    • Type of object, for example: Applet.

    • Workspace Name, for example: dev_sadmin_00.

    • Workspace Version, for example: 1.

    The Objects to Archive window has the following buttons:

    • Collapse. Click to hide the Objects to Archive window; click again to show the window.

    • Close (the X icon). Click to close the Objects to Archive window altogether. The information in the window will remain the same until the window opens again.

    • Delete (the trash can icon). Click to remove a selected item from the Objects to Archive list and then click OK on the confirmation prompt that appears.

    • Export (the download icon). Click to export the items in the Objects to Archive list to a SIF file.

    • Clear (the double trash can icon). Click to remove all items from the Objects to Archive list.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as required to add further objects to the archive.

  4. To add the entire contents of a Workspace to the archive:

    • Click Workspace (the cube icon) to go to the Workspace Dashboard.

    • In the Workspace Explorer, locate and open the Workspace that you want.

    • In the Archive menu, select Export Workspace to Archive.

      The entire Workspace and all its objects are added to the Objects to Archive list.

    Repeat this step as required to add multiple Workspaces to the archive. If an object in a Workspace has already been added to the archive, then it will not be added again.

  5. Click Export (the download icon) to export the items in the Objects to Archive list to a SIF file:

    • Enter a file name for your SIF file. For example: objectscombined.sif.

    • Click Save to save the archive file.