Importing and exporting data

As an administrator you must work with the File Plan Import Export tool, audit logs, and retained metadata.

Important: Do not use IBM® Administration Console for Content Platform Engine to import or export IBM Enterprise Records entities. Data corruption and other serious problems might result. The IBM Enterprise Records Installation and Upgrade Guide might include instructions for using IBM Administration Console for Content Platform Engine to complete operations that an administrator completes during an installation or upgrade. These instructions include unfiling records from folders and deleting objects, like search templates.

Importing and exporting file plans
For IBM Enterprise Records deployments, you can import and export file plans. You can also export audit logs.
Exporting a record folder
When you use IBM Enterprise Records Transfer to export a record folder, the tool exports the record folder and all of the records within that folder. If the folder contains multiple volumes, IBM Enterprise Records Transfer exports the records within all of those volumes.
Exporting a record
You can use IBM Enterprise Records to export a specific record or records by entering the record ID at the command line. If a record is in a record folder, IBM Enterprise Records Transfer exports the record folder as well.
Importing records and record folders
After you run the IBM Enterprise Records Transfer tool in export mode to create one or more XML files, run the tool in import mode.
Processing multiple entities
To export or import a large quantity of entities, use the -f option with the IBM Enterprise Records Transfer tool.
Exporting audit logs
You can export the audit log entries that are in an object store by using IBM Administration Console for Content Platform Engine.

Parent topic: Administering IBM Enterprise Records