Export and Import Repositories

In the Oracle Content Management (OCM) web interface, you can export and import repository content.

Export a Repository

1. On the Repositories page, select the source repository (the repository you want to export), and then click Export Content.
2. In the Export Content section, provide a name for the export job that will be created, select the destination folder (or create a new one using the Create button), select a scope of assets to include into the export archive file, specify if you want to export only assets modified since a specific date, and other export options (whether to include custom components, taxonomies, collections, and channels).
3. Click Export.

   An export job is created.

   Once an export job is successful, you can download the archive files from the specified destination folder (which is the new job folder that was created for the export job).

To view all the export jobs that were created:

1. Click View Jobs and then select Export Jobs. All the export jobs are listed along with various options.
2. Click an export job to view the details about the job. You can also search a specific export job, sort the list of export jobs, download an export job, and so on. You can also view the status of an export job on the Export Jobs page.

Import a Repository

1. On the Repositories page, select the destination repository (the repository you want to import into), click Import Content and then choose Import from Archive.
2. In the Import Content section, in the Pick an Archive subsection, choose the folder that contains the export archive files and click Next.

   Note:

   You can also upload export archive files created on another OCM instance to an existing folder or click Create in the upper right corner of this section to add a folder first.
3. In the Configure Import subsection, provide a name for the import job that will be created, specify whether to import assets, asset import options, other import options (such as indicating whether to merge channel targeting, update collection assignments, update taxonomy categorization, and import asset types/channels/collections/taxonomies/custom components), and prefix for friendly URL values.

   Note:

   Asset Import Options are:

   • Update Assets from Archive — This option adds the new assets and updates existing assets in the selected repository.
   • Duplicate Assets from Archive — This option adds the new assets and duplicates existing assets in the selected repository.
   You can also optionally enable Ignore all warnings and accept changes.

   Note:

   If you enable this option, the import job will complete regardless of any warnings. Once the job has completed, you can open the Report tab of the job details panel to review any issues and download the report. If you leave this option disabled, the job will pause each time it encounters a problem and you will need to manually assess the validation and resume the job.
4. Click Import.

   An import job is created.

To view all the import jobs that were created:

1. Click View Jobs and then select Import Jobs. All the import jobs are listed along with various options.
2. Click an import job to view the details about the job. You can also search a specific import job, sort the list of import jobs, download an import job, and so on. You can also view the status of an import job on the Import Jobs page.

   If an import job's status indicates that it has partially succeeded, you can retry (resubmit) the job in the Import Jobs page.

   In the import job details, the Report tab shows a report about any issues that were encountered during the import. You can download the report too from this tab.

   To resume a paused job:

   1. In the job list, click the pending job you need to review to open the job details panel.
   2. Click the Report tab to review the validation summary report. You may need to select the report section to find the issue you need to review.
   3. Expand the issue to see why the import has paused. If the reason is acceptable, click Resume Import.