Export Relative Paths or Export Absolute Paths

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Export Relative Paths or Export Absolute Paths

When you initiate an export, you can select either Export Absolute Paths or Export Relative Paths. The option that you select affects the folder structure in which the selected object appears in the destination Orchestrator library.

Example: Content Package Export

Consider the following example. Under the root folder, the source Orchestrator library is Folder_a contains Folder_b, which contains Process 1 and Start Request Form 1.

Folder hierarchy for a content package export.

Case 1:

Assume the following criteria:

You export Folder_b (including Process 1 and Start Request Form 1) as a content package with an absolute path.
The importing user selects the /test folder as the destination in the new environment.

After the import, the content package appears in the following folder structure:

/test/Folder_a/Folder_b

Folder hierarchy that includes a content package.

In the hierarchy, test and Folder_a are folders, but Folder_b is now a content package.

Case 2:

Assume the following criteria:

You export Folder_b with a relative path.
The importing user selects the /test folder as the destination.

After the import, Content Pack appears in the following folder structure:

/test/Folder_b

Folder structure is /test/Package_AO.

Example: Folder Export

Assume the following criteria:

The source folder structure is root, Folder_a, Folder_b.
The object Process resides in Folder_b.
```
/Folder_a/Folder_b/Process
```

Case 1:

Export Folder_b with absolute paths. Import the exported content to the /test folder. After the import, the structure in the destination is:

/test/Folder_a/Folder_b/Process

Result of importing a folder exported as absolute paths.

Case 2:

Export Folder_b with relative paths. Import the exported content to the /test folder. After the import, the structure in the destination is:

/test/Folder_b/Process

Destination folder is /test/Folder_b.

Example: Object Export

Case 1:

Export the object Process with absolute paths. Import the exported content to the /test folder. After the import, the structure in the destination is:

/test/Folder_a/Folder_b/Process

Result of importing a folder exported as absolute paths.

Case 2:

Export the object Process with relative paths. Import the exported content to the /test folder. After the import, the structure in the destination is:

/test/Process

Destination for object exported in relative paths is /test.