When you export a product family version, you export both the data model metadata and the application metadata. When you export the data model metadata, you choose to submit the export job as a background job or continue the export through the Enterprise Data Manager.

You also have the option of selecting "Enhanced Export." Select the enhanced export option if you need to import the PFV to an existing environment. If you do not choose enhanced export, and you try to import the exported data model metadata to an environment where any PFV already exists, the data becomes corrupted. You do not need to select enhanced export if you plan to import the PFV to a new environment without any existing PFV's.

After you export a custom product family version, you can import it into a different environment. The process is the same as importing an accelerator. When you import the PFV, you again have the option of choosing enhanced import.