Exporting a Project

To share projects with other developers, you can export your project using the Export wizard if you are the project owner. You can export the project to a zip file or to the local file system and then notify developers to import the shared project into their project workspace.

Note

You cannot export project Resources, such as services. You must export the entire project. However, you can copy, paste, or move services and folders between projects.

To export a project:

Open the Export wizard. Right-click the project you want to export in the WorkSpace Navigator, and select File|Export from the main menu bar.
Refresh the project to ensure that all project files are up to date. Select File|Refresh from the main menu bar.

Select the method of export. Choose from the following and then click Next:

Export Methods

Method	Description
Archive file	Select this method for projects that use double-byte characters in the service name. Note Failure to do so will result in an exported project with corrupted service names.
File system	Select this method to export all other project types

Specify the project you want to export. Choose from the following:

Export Methods

Method	Description
Archive file	Do the following: In the left pane, select the destination directory for the project you want to export. The project contents are displayed in the right pane. In the right pane, select the project resources that you want to export. In the To archive field, browse for the directory that you want to export the project into. Select any of the following options: Overwrite existing files without warning. Create directory structure for files. Create only selected directories.
File system	Do the following: In the left pane, select the destination directory for the project you want to export. The project contents are displayed in the right pane. In the right pane, select the project resources that you want to export. In the To directory field, browse for the directory that you want to export the project into. Select any of the following options: Save in zip format. Save in tar format. Compress the contents of the file. Create directory structure for files. Create only selected directories.

Method

Description

Archive file

Do the following:

In the left pane, select the destination directory for the project you want to export.
The project contents are displayed in the right pane.
In the right pane, select the project resources that you want to export.
In the To archive field, browse for the directory that you want to export the project into.
Select any of the following options:
- Overwrite existing files without warning.
- Create directory structure for files.
- Create only selected directories.

File system

Do the following:

In the left pane, select the destination directory for the project you want to export.
The project contents are displayed in the right pane.
In the right pane, select the project resources that you want to export.
In the To directory field, browse for the directory that you want to export the project into.
Select any of the following options:
- Save in zip format.
- Save in tar format.
- Compress the contents of the file.
- Create directory structure for files.
- Create only selected directories.

Click Finish to export the specified project to the destination location.