Exporting Content to a .tgz File

If you need to move content from one system to another, you can start by creating an export. You choose the content to export, and then download it as a .tgz file.

Prerequisites

If you're exporting large files, then the option Enable Job for Export and Import should be enabled. By default, it is set to OFF. You can find this option at Start of the navigation path Next navigation step System Next navigation step AdministrationEnd of the navigation path.

Procedure

  1. Select Start of the navigation path Next navigation step Deployment Next navigation step ExportEnd of the navigation path.
  2. In the Export window, choose the (New) icon.

    The New window opens. The left-hand pane contains nodes that list the content that can be exported. This includes dimensions, models, connections, currencies, roles, KPIs, value driver trees, and files.

    The Files node contains items saved within the system's Public folder, including stories, boardroom agendas, templates, and uploaded files. You cannot export private files.

    Note

    If there are dependencies between contents, its dependent content is automatically selected. You can deselect the dependent content.

    If the file you are exporting contains content dependencies, those dependencies must also exist in the Public folder.

    When you export a connection, its credentials are not included in the export for security reasons. You can manually enter the credentials in the Connections page after importing the connection.

    When you export a model based on data imported from one of the following sources, all of the schedule settings for importing data to the model are included in the export. This allows you to continue replacing or appending data for a model that is imported together with its connection:

    • SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC)

    • SAP Business Warehouse (BW)

    • SAP BusinessObjects BI platform universe (UNX) query

    • SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC)

    • SQL Databases

    • Salesforce.com (SFDC)

    • OData

    • SuccessFactors

    • Concur

  3. In the left-hand pane, select the content you want to export.
    To select all the items, choose the Select All checkbox. To search for items, enter a search term in the Search box and choose the (Search) icon.
    The items selected for export appear in the pane on the right.
  4. If you want to export the data for the items you selected, select the Data checkbox for the items in the pane on the right.
    Dimensions have master data, models have transaction data, and currencies have currency data.
  5. Choose Export.
  6. Enter a name for the export unit and select whether to include the audit data for the items. Choose OK.
    The name for the window changes from New to the name that you provided for the unit. A progress bar at the top of the window shows how the export is being processed.

Results

Once complete, the export unit history appears in the list of unit histories in the main Export window. You can open that unit to make changes to your previous selections and export the unit again.