Exporting data

The following steps describe how to export data from Data Interchange Server client.

  1. Select one or more items from a list window.
  2. Click the Export button on the toolbar or select the Export To File function from the Actions menu. The Select Export File dialog is displayed. This is similar to most common Windows dialogs used specify the name of the file. In this dialog, specify the name of the export file. Any existing file name can be selected or the name of a new file can be entered. Typically Data Interchange Services client export files have a file extension of "eif". If an existing file is specified, it must contain only valid data previously exported from Data Interchange Services client. The export file can be in any directory you desire. Click the Open button when the name of the export file has been entered or selected.
  3. If a new file is specified, the Select File Format dialog appears. Use this dialog to identify the export format you wish to use. The recommended format is tagged. Click the OK button to continue. This dialog does not appear if you selected an existing export file. Data exported to an existing export file will be exported in the format specified when the file was created.
  4. Certain types of information in Data Interchange Services client refer to other types of information or are dependent on other information. These are referred to as referenced types and associated types, respectively. If the items you are exporting have referenced or associated types, a dialog appears asking which referenced and associated types you want to export with the selected items. Click the OK button once you have specified any referenced or associated types to be exported with your selected items. If the items you are exporting do not have referenced or associated types, then no dialog appears.
  5. Each item you selected is exported. Referenced and associated types are exported with the selected items, depending on your selections. The Execution Status window appears showing the progress of the export. The Execution Status window can be closed at any time. You do not have to wait until the export is completed.

Once the selected items are exported, the export file can be used to perform the following tasks:

Note:
The file created by the export process and input to the import process is interchangeably called an export file or an import file. Though the two terms are commonly used, they refer to the same file.

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