Exporting or importing the current project

You can export the working branch of the current project as a .zip file, and import the project previously exported back into Decision Center.

Exporting

You can export the current state of your working branch from the Business console. Select the branch, release, or activity that you want to export, and click Export in the toolbar. In the dialog that opens, generate your .zip file, then click the link to download it. Some artifacts are not included in the .zip file, or included with limitations (see the note at the end of this page).

Importing

You can import decision services or branches from projects that you previously exported as .zip files. For example, you might want to import the .zip file in another Decision Center, or after recreating the database.

Importing a decision service

From the Decision Services page, click the Import Decision Service icon to import an entire decision service into Decision Center. You can select Use Decision Governance Framework if you want your decision service to use the decision governance framework. In this case, the decision service contains a main branch and an initial release. If you do not select this option, your imported decision service contains only a main branch.

If the decision service you are importing already exists in Decision Center, an error message indicates that you must import the elements from a branch.

Importing a branch, release or change activity

To import decision artifacts into an existing decision service, select your release, change activity, or branch, then click Import in the toolbar. During the import, Decision Center synchronizes the existing project with the imported .zip file.

During this synchronization, Decision Center handles differences the following way:

  • New elements found in the .zip file are added to the Decision Center version of the project.

  • Deleted elements are not synchronized. If you deleted an element in Decision Center and not in the .zip version, the element is added to the Decision Center version. Similarly, if an element is deleted in the .zip version, it is not removed from the Decision Center version.

  • Changes made to the elements in the .zip file override elements in Decision Center if you check the option Replace existing elements in Decision Center. If this option is not checked, the Decision Center version remains intact.

Note:

The following limitations apply to exported test suites and simulations:

  • Reports for tests and simulations are not exported.
  • Test suites based on snapshots are not exported.
  • When you import a project into Rule Designer that was previously exported from Decision Center, test suites and simulation artifacts are converted into text files and put in a folder named .validation, hidden by default in Rule Designer. They are available for your information, but should not be modified. These files cannot be synchronized with Decision Center.