Run the CS Export Tool

Copy the required CS Export Tool files and run the CS Export Tool to export data from a Content Services library to a Content Engine content store.

The CS Export Tool can be started from:

RECOMMENDATION Consider obtaining the assistance of Professional Services or a certified partner if you want to export a complete Content Services library system to the Content Engine environment.

NOTE  CS Export runs as a trusted application. You must add the user running CS Export to the “Content Engine Servers” group. Then you must restart the Content Engine object store server and the machine running CS Export if not running it on the same server running the Content Engine object store service.

To copy CS Export files to the server

  1. Contact your FileNet representative for the CS Export files.
  2. Make sure you are logged on to the domain with a user account that has administrator privileges.
  3. Create a folder for the CS Export files: C:\Program Files\FileNet\Content Engine\CSExport.
  4. Copy the CS Export program files (cs_export.exe, csexport.pdf, csexport_log_viewer.htm, and csexport.xsl) to the newly created folder .

To run the CS Export Tool

  1. Verify you have the required CS Export worksheet settings before you begin. If you are unsure of the CS Export information for your environment, contact your data base administrator.
  2. Make sure you are logged on to the domain with a user account that has local Administrator privileges and belong to the Content Engine Servers group.

    NOTE   CS Export runs in a trusted application mode. You must add the user running CS Export to the “Content Engine Servers” group. Then you must log off and back on to the Content Engine object store servers and the machine running CS Export, if it is not running on the same server as the Content Engine Object Store Service. You must also log out and back into the machine where you are running the CS Export tool.
  3. Locate your CS Export files and execute cs_export.exe.
  4. Proceed to the Create a new export project file topic.