Import/Export Feature

Overview

The Import/Export feature in v9.1 is designed to synchronize two sites in different installations in different servers, such as a staging installation and a production installation. 

This article provides some information on the feature such as importing/exporting between products, a brief description of a differential export, and references to tasks related to this feature.

 


 

Environment

  • DNN Platform
  • Evoq Basic
  • Evoq Content
  • Evoq Engage

 


 

Information

Important:
  • Before you perform an import, back up your site and database.
  • Imports can only be undone by restoring from a backup.
  • In addition to exporting and importing within the same product, you can also import packages from a more basic product (refer to the table below).
Export From Import Package To
DNN Platform  
  • DNN Platform    
  • Evoq Basic
  • Evoq Content
  • Evoq Engage
Evoq Basic
  • Evoq Basic
  • Evoq Content
  • Evoq Engage
Evoq Content
  • Evoq Content
  • Evoq Engage
Evoq Engage
  • Evoq Engage

 


Differential Export

You can export the entire site or select which components to export. You can also choose to perform a Full Export or a Differential Export. A differential export includes only the changes from the last export; therefore, the process is faster and the package is smaller.

Warning! Differential exports must be managed and used carefully.

  • Differential packages must be imported in the same order as they were exported so that the changes are applied correctly.
  • Deleting a differential export package will invalidate the differential export packages that were created after it.
    Illustration of differential scenario if middle differential export is deleted. 

 


Parent Topic

Related Tasks

 

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