14.2 Exporting portal data

This section describes how to export a portal’s configuration state to a Portal Data Export ZIP file.

To export portal data:

  1. On the Tools page, select Portal Data Export from the navigation menu on the left.

    The Portal Data Export panel displays:

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  2. Follow the onscreen instructions to select the portal pages and portlets that you want to export.

    NOTE:Some portlets that you have not selected for export might still be exported. If you export a page that contains a portlet, but do not select that portlet for export, the portlet is still exported (to ensure that a runtime error does not occur for the exported page).

  3. When you are done making selections, click the Export Portal Data button.

    Your new Portal Data Export ZIP file is generated, with a default name that includes the current date and time. For example:

    PortalData.21-Oct-05.09.12.16.zip

    You are then prompted to save this ZIP file locally (or to open it in an appropriate archive utility). For example:

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  4. Save the Portal Data Export ZIP file to an appropriate location.