Exporting and importing subscribers

You can export a subscriber with all transforms and data streams to which it is subscribed. The resulting subscriber file can then be imported into another policy.

To export a subscriber and import it into another policy, complete the following steps:

1. On the subscriber node, click the Export icon .
   In the resulting Export window, the following check boxes are shown:

   Omit layout

   By default, an exported subscriber file includes information about how a policy definition is visually presented in the Configuration Tool. This layout information is used to reproduce the positioning of the subscriber node and its associated data stream and transform nodes.

   If you do not want to save the layout information, select this check box to omit it. A new layout is then generated when the subscriber is imported.

   Export as template

   By default, an exported subscriber file includes configuration information that was previously provided (for example, ports, IP addresses, and user names).

   If you do not want to save this configuration information, select this check box to export the subscriber file as a template in which all configurable information is reset to the default values.

2. After you optionally select one or both check boxes, click Export to download the policy information, which is in a file with the extension .subscriber.
   The exported policy information in the .subscriber file can then be imported into another policy.
3. To import the preconfigured subscriber into a policy, complete either of the following actions:
   • Drag and drop the .subscriber file onto the policy graph.
   • Click the Import button at the top of the Policy Profile Edit window to browse for the .subscriber file to import.
   The existing and imported graphs are then merged.