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Export a Forwarding Rule

You can export a forwarding rule, allowing you to move rules from one environment to another. For example, export rules created in a test environment to your live environment.

To export a forwarding rule

1. Click the Administration tab, and then click the Log Collection subtab.

   The Log Collection folder list appears.

2. Click the arrow next to the Event Refinement Library folder to expand it, and then select the Event Forwarding Rules folder.

   The forwarding rule buttons appear in the details pane.

3. Click the Event Forwarding Rules folder which contains the file you want to export.

   The folder expands, showing the individual files.

4. Select the rule you want to export, and then click Export Forwarding Rule. The current version is selected by default. You can select an earlier version to export from the Version pull-down list in the details pane.

   An export location dialog appears.

5. Enter or browse to the location where you want to store the exported rule, and click Save.

   An export successful confirmation dialog appears.

6. Click OK.

   The rule is exported.

   Note: If you examine the exported rule, the values for Facility and Severity are shown only numerically. You can use the wizard interface to determine the text descriptions associated with these values.