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Example: Export and Import a Content Package

Export a folder as a content package from the Library in the source (design) environment and save the resulting XML file. Import a content package to the Library of the target (production) environment by browsing for the XML file and specifying import options.

Export as a Content Package

1. Click the Library tab for the Orchestrator:environment that contains the folder that contains the objects to transition.
2. Right-click the folder, then select Export As Content Package, Relative Paths.

   This selection copies the package to a folder other than root.

   

3. Save the file to a folder on your local drive or on a mapped drive.
4. Click Open Folder. The folder in which you saved the XML file of the export opens when the download completes.

Import a Content Package

1. Click the Library tab and select the Orchestrator:Environment that is the target for the export and import process.
2. Navigate to the folder in which to import the XML file, right-click it, and select Import.
3. Click Browse, navigate to the location where you exported the file, and click Open.

   In this example, select the following options:

   • Import
   • Set Imported Version as Current
   • Make Imported Custom Operators Available

     Note: If you do not select this option, CA Process Automation imports custom operators as unavailable.

     Note: Do not select Publish Custom Operator Group Configuration when the import package contains one or more custom operators for which a new custom operator group was published to the Domain to which the import environment belongs. The published group already exists in the Modules tab in the Configuration Browser when exporting and importing between environments in the same Domain.

   

4. Click Submit.
5. Click OK on the confirmation message.

   

   The imported content package appears in the import folder you selected. You can also find content packages under the Content Packages palette on the Operations tab. If you click the content package in the left-hand pane, its properties display in the right-hand pane.

6. From the import folder, select the imported content package and click Properties.
7. Click the Release tab.

   The content package Release Version data is the same as at export. If you point to the Release Version field, the tooltip indicates that you cannot modify the Release Version value.

8. Double-click the content package and notice the following:
   • All imported objects appear in the same destination folder.
   • All imported objects are baselined.
   • All imported objects have the release version text that was set for the object before export.