Exporting a knowledge base

You can export a knowledge base as a KB file and later import it back into the IBM® Content Classification server. If your knowledge base has associated learning data, you can export it along with the knowledge base.

1. Ensure that the knowledge base that you want to export is started.
2. In the console tree, select Knowledge bases.
3. In the list view on the right, right-click the knowledge base that you want to export, and select Export knowledge base.
4. Select one of the following export options.

   Export the file to the Management Console computer

   Select this option to export small knowledge base files (up to 30 MB in size). Larger files can take a long time and might not be processed before time limits expire. You can also select this option when the Content Classification server does not have network access to the target location for the knowledge base file.

   • To export the knowledge base file to a local directory, click Browse or specify the local path, for example, on Windows:

     d:\directory_path\KB_file.kb

   • To export the knowledge base file to a different computer, specify the full network path that the Content Classification server needs to the directory, for example, on Windows:

     \\computer_name\directory_path\KB_file.kb

   Export the file to the Data Server computer

   Select this option if you are exporting a large knowledge base file. The Content Classification server creates the file at the location you specify. If the target location is on a different computer, ensure that the Content Classification server has write access to the target location. The network path that you specify must be relative to the Content Classification server.

   • To create the file on the local disk of the Content Classification server, specify the local path, for example, on Windows:

     c:\directory_path\KB_file.kb

   • To create the file on a different computer, specify the full network path to where the file is to be created, for example, on Windows:

     \\computer_name\directory_path\KB_file.kb

   
5. If your knowledge base was configured to accumulate learning data, you can export the learning data with the knowledge base file by selecting the Export the learning data (SARC file) associated with this knowledge base option. The learning data is exported as a SARC file to the same directory as the KB file.