Why and when to perform this task
You can export an enterprise application to a location of your choice. Exporting applications enables you to back up your applications and preserve binding information for the applications. You might export your applications before updating installed applications or migrating to a later version of the WebSphere Application Server product.Steps for this task
Results
The file containing binding information is exported to the specified node and directory, and has the name enterprise_application_name.ear.Using the Export button to export applications does not export any manual changes that were made to applications in the installedApps directory. To export those changes, you must copy and move the application files manually.