How can i export-import WQS site?

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dynamolalit

Hi!

I have created one customized site based on out of the box WQS finance site. Now i need to export this site and import the same to another machine.

How can i do it as i could not find any export/import option in share/wqs?

jpotts

I'm going to assume you are not trying to move content through an editorial process, which is probably better suited for the transfer/replication service. Instead, it sounds like maybe you've developed a WQS site on one repo and you need to pick it up and move it permanently to another repo. In that case, export/import is what you need.

A WQS site is made up of good ole content objects in the DM repository which means you can use the same tools you'd work with to do other types of operations on the repo. In this case, for an export/import you can use ACP (see this page on the wiki).

Unfortunately, ACP export/import has not yet been ported to Share so you'll have to use the Explorer client to do this. The high level steps are:

1. Log in to Explorer as an admin
2. Navigate to your site (your site lives in a folder under Sites)
3. Once inside your site folder, click the admin console, then click Export
4. Specify a name for the ACP, like "myExportedSite"
5. Pick a destination. Your user home folder is a good choice. This is where the ACP will be saved to.
6. IMPORTANT: Make sure both the "Include children" and "Include this space" checkboxes are selected.
7. Click OK

Eventually, an ACP file will show up in the destination you selected. Download the file, then do the import:

1. Log in to Explorer on the target repo
2. Navigate to the Sites folder
3. Click the admin console, then click Import
4. Browse for the ACP you downloaded to your local machine
5. Click OK

Voila.

Obviously, if you have made any template customizations, rendition configs, custom pages, etc., those all live in your WQS WAR and you'll need to move those over by hand.

Jeff