Export and Import a Collection
Export and import a Collection.
Overview
Export a Collection to your local computer. The exported Collection may then be imported to the same or another ProcessMaker Platform instance of the same ProcessMaker Platform version. An exported Collection may then be shared with others so they can import your Collection. If the Collection is a Saved Search of Collection records, it cannot be exported; export from the Collection itself.
When a Collection is exported, the following also exports:
Records: All records within that Collection export.
Screens: The Screens used to create, view, and edit records in that Collection also export.
The exported Collection has the .json
file extension.
Export a Collection
Follow these steps to export a Collection:
View your Collections. The Collections page displays.
Click Download, then browse for the location on your local computer to save the exported Collection.
By default, ProcessMaker Platform exports the Collection using the original Collection name except spaces in the name are replaced with underscores (
_
). The file has the file extension.json
. Rename the default file name if necessary, though do not change the file extension. As a best practice, specify in the file name that this is an exported Collection to distinguish it from other exported assets.Specify a directory location to save the file. ProcessMaker Platform exports the
.json
file to your local computer. The following message displays when the Collection exports successfully: The collection was exported.
Import a Collection
Import a Collection that has been exported from the same ProcessMaker Platform version. The imported Collection contains the records and the Screens from the exported Collection. Exported Collections have the .json
file extension.
Follow these steps to import a Collection:
View your Collections. The Collections page displays.
Click Browse to locate the Collection to import. Collections have the
.json
file extension.