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Export Method—Exports the Specified SiteMinder Object from the Source Data Store

The Export method exports the specified SiteMinder object from the source data store into the two temporary files specified in the PolicyMgtSession‑>CreateDataManager method.

Syntax

The Export method has the following format:

Netegrity::PolicyMgtDataMgr‑>Export(smobject)

Parameters

The Export method accepts the following parameter:

smobject (type)

Specifies any SiteMinder object.

Return Value

The Export method returns one of the following values:

• 0: Success
• 1: Invalid object
• 2: Object skipped
• 3: Invalid property
• 4: Property skipped
• 5: Invalid OID
• 6: Already exported
• 7: Invalid match
• 8: Already imported
• 9: Invalid parent
• 10: Duplicate object
• 11: Object not found
• 12: Import duplicate
• 13: Property not found
• 14: Import renamed
• 15: Fetch error
• 16: Not implemented
• 17: Property error
• 18: (Reserved)
• 19: Import error
• 20: (Reserved)
• 21: Cannot overwrite
• 22: (Reserved)
• 23: ODBC error
• 24: (Reserved)
• 25: Failed initialization
• 26: (Reserved)
• 27: File error
• 255: Unknown error

Remarks

After exporting, call the PolicyMgtDataMgr‑>Import method to copy the exported data from the temporary files into the target data store.

You can set export flags by calling the PolicyMgtDataMgr‑>ClearText method or the PolicyMgtDataMgr‑>IncludeDependencies method or both before exporting an object. Different flag settings can be applied to different exported objects.