--- url: >- /statelake/administering-statelake/designer/exporting-and-importing-configurations/exporting/exporting-multiple-modules.md --- # Exporting Multiple Modules For the purposes of this option, a **Module** is one of the following - * Actions * DB Connections * DB Definitions * File Connections * File Definitions * Folders * HTTP Connections * HTTP Definitions * Inbound Transports * Include Files * Maps * Outbound Transports * Parameters * Reports * SOAP Connections * SOAP Definitions * Trading Community This option is located on the top-menu of the configuration database, under **Tools**. Selecting this option opens the **Export Settings** window. ![](/statelake/images/image-20230713-045340-111aad9c.png) To select the individual **Modules**, click on the Module in the left-hand panel to expand the tree structure, then double-click on the items that you would like to **Export**. Once they are selected, the items and their dependents will populate in the right-hand panel. Each time an item is selected in the left-hand panel, it will be highlighted with a red background. ![](/statelake/images/image-20230713-050349-15926d51.png) As they are selected from the left-hand panel, additional **Module** items will be added to the right-hand panel list of items to be exported. Where an item is added to the exportable list but it is already listed, it will not be duplicated. Keep adding items until you have identified and selected all the items that you need to be exported. To de-select a **Module** item and remove the items from the exportable list, simply double-click on the red highlighted item in the left-hand panel. ![](/statelake/images/image-20230713-050831-2666ee97.png) Each right-hand item will be highlighted in red. Ticking the **Include date/time** box at the bottom left of the window will include the date and time stamp as part of the file name to allow you create multiple files with the same file name, within the same directory of disk. On this screen you are able to set the **Import Action** rules, by right-clicking on the desired items and selecting from the drop-down list of available options that could apply to just that individual item. Change the settings from the default values as appropriate by selecting from the drop-down list. Regardless of the **Module Type**, the primary (top) line will not have the same available options. You will only have the following - **Add**, **Add or Replace**, **Add or Ignore**, or **User Decides at Import**. This is to ensure that the export file will never be empty. ## Possible Import Action Options | Option | Description | |---|---| | User Decides at Import | The user is given the option to Import or not during the **Import** Process. A message will advise that the **SL_CFG** was modified and the import can either proceed or be cancelled. | | Add | The item is added to the configuration on **Import**. If the item already exists, then a new **FID** for the exported item is created, and that file is imported which creates two unique items with the same “friendly” name. | | Add or Replace | If it does not already exist, then the item is added to the configuration on **Import**. If an item of the same name does already exist, then the imported item replaces the existing item. | | Add or Ignore | If it does not already exist, then the item is added to the configuration on **Import**. If an item of the same name does already exist, then the imported item is ignored and not imported. This is the default option for Modules that interface with the “real world” such as **DB Connections**, **HTTP Connections** and **SOAP Connections**. This is the default used to stop any accidental over-write of a database or web reference. | | Ignore | The item is ignored and not imported, regardless of whether an item with that name exists or not in the configuration being imported into. An error message will display where this option is selected. | | Force Add | As with **Add**, but the item path is ignored and the item is saved to the root directory for the **Module Type** that is being exported. | | Force Add or Replace | As with **Add or Replace**, but the item path is ignored and the item is saved to the root directory for the **Module Type** that is being exported. | | Force Add or Ignore | As with **Add or Ignore**, but the item path is ignored and the item is saved to the root directory for the **Module Type** that is being exported. | | Ignore And Hide | While the **Module** item might be named in the list, it is to be ignored and not displayed or included in the **Import**. | ## Buttons | Button Name | Description | |---|---| | Cancel | Click to cancel any changes you have made. | | Export | Click to export all items into a single **Template** file. | | Export to Files | Click to export all items as individual files in their own right. | ## Export Once you are happy that the **Import Action** for all items are set correctly, selecting **Export** prompts you to choose a path and file name for your exported multi-module **Template** file. The **Template** file will be assigned a default file name consisting of the name and type of the module. Change the name if desired and click **Save**. The default extension is .SL_CFG. A message will appear once the file has been successfully saved. The original items will remain untouched within the configuration. Clicking **OK** closes the **Export Settings** window and returns you to the configuration. ## Export To Files When the **Import Action** for all items are set appropriately, selecting **Export To Files** prompts you to choose a path and file name for your individual item exported files. ![](/statelake/images/image-20230713-055057-80069d33.png) Selecting **Ok** creates the individual files and saves them to the selected path. The default extension is .SL_CFG. A message will appear once the file has been successfully saved. The original items will remain untouched within the configuration.