2022:Import or Export Grooper Objects

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How can you share Grooper objects, like Content Models, Batch Processes, Batches and more, with other Grooper users?

About

Grooper allows you to export Grooper objects from a Grooper Repository as a zip archive file. You can then bring in those objects into a Grooper Repository by importing the zip file.

The process is straightforward, but there are a few things to watch out for.

FYI Additionally you can "publish" Projects from one Grooper Repository to another. This allows Grooper users connected to multiple Grooper environments to copy objects directly from one environment to another without the need to export and import a zip file.

This will be covered in the #Publish Projects to a Connected Repository section of this article.

How To

When exporting/importing Grooper objects, you will do one of three things.

You will either:

  • Export/import Batches
  • Export/import full Projects
  • Export/import single objects inside a Project

In the following tutorial, we're going to export several objects from a "testing" Grooper Repository and import them into a "production" Grooper Repository.

Export Grooper Objects to a Zip File

Exporting Batches - Single Batches


First, we're going to export a single Batch from a Grooper Repository. You can export either "Production" or "Test" Batches.

  1. Right-click the Batch you want to export.
  2. Select Share
  3. Select Export to Zip Archive...


  1. This will bring up the Share • Export to ZIP Archive configuration window.
  2. Use the Filename property to define the storage path as well as the zip file's name.
  3. Press the Execute button to export the Batch, saving it to a zip in the selected location.


FYI If you select the Filename property and press the ellipsis button on the end, this will bring up a folder navigator to select an export path and name the file.

Exporting Batches - Multiple Batches

What if you want to export more than one Batch? Do you have to export individual zip files for every single Batch? You could do this, but there's another way. Simply put all the Batches you want to export in a folder. Then, export the folder.

When you export a folder to a zip file, all its contents are exported as well.

  1. I want to export both these Batches.
  2. By placing them in a folder, I can do so without exporting each one individually.
  3. All of a folder's contents will be exported when exporting to a zip archive.
    • Or in our case, both Batches

Exporting Full Projects

Exporting Objects in a Project

Import Grooper Objects from a Zip File

If you wish to follow along with this tutorial, you may import the zip archive files linked below into your Grooper Repository.

  • PLACEHOLDER

Importing Batches

Importing Projects

Importing Objects in a Project

Publish Projects to a Connected Repository

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