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Export Blueprints

An export utility is provided to export new or modified Component Blueprint data from one CA Configuration Automation implementation so it can be imported into another. The export utility extracts the data files for the selected Component Blueprint, then compresses and saves the Blueprint data to a .jar file.

To export Component Blueprints

1. Click the Management link, then click the Blueprints tab.

   The Blueprints tab page appears.

2. Click the Blueprints link (below the main tabs)

   The Blueprints page appears and lists all existing blueprints in the Blueprints table.

3. Click the check box next to one or more Component Blueprints that you want to export, then select Export Blueprints from the Select Actions drop-down list.

   A File Download window prompts you for the location where you want to save the export .jar file.

   The file is assigned a default name using the following timestamp convention:

   Blueprint_Export_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jar

   Where YYYY is the year, the first MM is the month, DD is the day, HH is the hour (using a 24-hour clock), the second MM is the minutes, and SS is the seconds. For example:

   Blueprint_Export_2010_01_06_13_59_57.jar

4. Click Save, specify the location, then click OK.

   Note:  If you are using a Windows operating system, Windows may suggest saving the file as a .zip file. Ensure the .jar is included in the file name, and the Save As Type field is set to All Files.

   The Component Blueprint is saved in the specified location.