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## 25.6.9 Exporting Build Options or Build Option Status

Export build option status to toggle build options on or off within another environment.

You can export build options or build option status on the Component Export page. For example, you can use this feature to deploy a production application with a hidden feature by associating the components of the hidden feature with a build option having the status of `EXCLUDE`. After deployment, you can enable the hidden feature by changing the status of the build option to `INCLUDE` and then exporting the Build Option Status.

Once you apply the Build Options Status to the production instance, the new feature appears.

To export build options or build option status:

1. Navigate to the Component Export page:
   1. On the Workspace home page, click the App Builder icon.
   2. Select an application.
   3. Click Shared Components.
   4. From the Tasks list, click Export Application Components.

   The Components Export page appears with the Build Options Status tab selected.

2. On Build Options Status:
   1. Rows - Select the number of items to display and click Go.
   2. Select the Build Options to include and click Add to Export.

   The selected Build Options display under Components to Export.

3. Click Next.
4. For Component Export:
   1. Export as Zip - Options include:

      - On - Choose On to export the application as a ZIP archive containing separate files for each component.

      - Off - Choose Off to export as a single SQL file containing all the selected components.

      Tip:

      To learn more about the Zip archive, see Splitting Export Files into Separate SQL Scripts.

   2. As of - Specify a time in minutes to go to back to for your export. This option enables you to go back in time in your application, perhaps to get back a deleted object.

      This utility uses the `DBMS_FLASHBACK` package. Because the timestamp to System Change Number (SCN) mapping is refreshed approximately every five minutes, you may have to wait that amount of time to locate the version for which you are looking. The time undo information is retained and influenced by the startup parameter `UNDO_RETENTION` (the default is three hours). However, this only influences the size of the undo tablespace. While two databases may have the same `UNDO_RETENTION` parameter, you are able to go back further in time on a database with fewer transactions because it is not filling the undo tablespace, forcing older data to be archived.

   3. File Character Set - Indicates the character set in which the export file will be encoded. When importing this file you will need to specify the same character set.
   4. Click Export Components.

   Tip:

   For translated applications, the Export Translations field displays. To export the selected shared components for the primary language application and all translated applications, from Export Translations field, select Yes. To ensure text strings and markup are up-to-date, remember to synchronize the translated applications prior to exporting the translated components.

See Also:

- Importing Export Files
- How to Create a Custom Application

Parent topic: Using Build Options to Control Configuration