14.1 Export Objects

You can export Data Transforms artifacts such as projects, connections, data loads, data flows, workflows, and schedules from one environment and import them to another.

The Export and Import options in Data Transforms allow you to do the following:

• Move code from development environments to production environments.
• Share code between development environments.
• Backup and restore objects.

To export objects from a Development environment you need to provide an Object Storage connection as an input. You need to use the same Object Storage connection when you want to run the import process in another environment. See Import Objects. The export operation exports all the metadata of the repository objects along with all its dependent parent and child objects, and stores the information in an XML format in the Object Storage bucket.

You can use the Export wizard to export the entire project or export individual objects at the following levels:

• Projects
• Connections
• Data Load
• Data Flow
• Workflow
• Schedule

When you export an individual object, all the dependent objects are automatically included in the export.

Note:

Individual variables export is not currently supported. However, when you export a Project, the variables within that project are also exported.

To export objects using the Export wizard:

1. From the left pane, click the Home tab. Click Export.

   The Export wizard appears.

2. In the Export File Name field, enter a name for the file. The exported data will be stored in the ZIP format with the filename_timestamp_DTR file naming convention.
3. Select an Object Storage connection from the drop-down to store the exported file. Note that you need to select the same Object Storage connection during the import operation.
4. Click Next.
5. Select the objects that you want to export. You can choose to export a single, multiple, or all the objects that are listed on the page.
6. Click Next.
7. Select the connections that you want to export.

   You may choose not to make any selection on this page. The connections that are associated with the objects that you selected in the previous screen are automatically included during the export operation.

8. Click Next to preview your selections.
9. Click Export to start the export operation.

   A confirmation prompt appears when the export operation starts. Click the link that is displayed in the prompt to monitor the progress of the export operation on the Job Details page.

To export individual objects:

1. Click the Actions menu of the project, connection, dataload, dataflow, workflow, or schedule that you want to export, and click Export.
2. In the Export File Name field, enter a name for the file. The exported data will be stored in the ZIP format with the filename_timestamp_DTR file naming convention.
3. Select an Object Storage connection from the drop-down to store the exported file. You need to select the same Object Storage connection during the import operation.
4. Click Export to start the export operation.

   A confirmation prompt appears when the export operation starts. Click the link that is displayed in the prompt to monitor the progress of the export operation on the Job Details page.