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Import and Export Objects

You can import and export projects and objects in a project. You can also import and export application archive files in a repository.

When you export an object, the Developer tool also exports the dependent objects. A dependent object is an object that is used by another object. For example, a physical data object used as a mapping input is a dependent object of that mapping. When you import an object, the Developer tool imports all the dependent objects.

When you export or import objects in a project or folder, the Model Repository Service preserves the object hierarchy.

The following table lists objects and dependent objects that you can export:

Object	Dependency
Application	SQL data services, mappings, or workflows and their dependent objects
Project	Projects contain other objects, but they do not have dependent objects
Folder	Folders contain other objects, but they do not have dependent objects
Reference table	Reference tables do not have dependent objects
Content set	Content sets do not have dependent objects
Physical data object (except for customized data object)	Physical data objects do not have dependent objects
Customized data object	Physical data objects
Logical data object model	Logical data objects Physical data objects Reusable transformations and their dependent objects Mapplets and their dependent objects
Transformation	Physical data objects Reference tables Content sets
Mapplet	Logical data objects Physical data objects Reusable transformations and their dependent objects Mapplets and their dependent objects
Mapping	Logical data objects Physical data objects Reusable transformations and their dependent objects Mapplets and their dependent objects
SQL data service	Logical data objects Physical data objects Reusable transformations and their dependent objects Mapplets and their dependent objects
Profile	Logical data objects Physical data objects
Scorecard	Profiles and their dependent objects
Web service	Operation mappings
Workflow	Mappings and their dependent objects