Export Wizard

When the

Export wizard first comes up, you must choose what type of export to do. To assist in locating a particular wizard, the text field can be used to show only the wizards that match the entered text.

Ant Buildfiles

Generates Ant buildfiles based on the configuration of the Java projects.

ant buildfile export

Export - Ant Buildfiles Options
Option	Description	Default
Select the projects to use to generate the buildfiles	The project (and resources within that project) to use to generate the buildfiles.	Java projects selected.
Select All	Check all resources for export.	N/A
Deselect All	Uncheck all resources.	N/A
Check projects for Ant compatibility	Check if the source directories of the projects have cycles or if there are dependencies between them that do not conform with the classpath order and therefore functional Ant buildfiles cannot be created.	On
Create target to compile project using Eclipse compiler	Add an Ant target to the buildfile that will compile the project using the Eclipse compiler.	On
Name for Ant buildfile	The name to use for the generated Ant buildfile.	build.xml
JUnit output directory	The name of the directory where the generated JUnit reports are placed after the build.	junit

Archive File

Choose this option to export files to an archive file.

ZIP file export

Export - Archive File Options
Option	Description	Default
Select resources to export	The project (and resources within that project) to export to an archive.	The project holding the selected resource
Filter Types...	Dialog to select which file types to export. Use this to restrict the export to only certain file types.	N/A
Select All	Check off all resources for export.	N/A
Deselect All	Uncheck all resources.	N/A
Archive File	The path and name of an archive file into which the resources will be exported. Type the path, select a previous path from the drop down list, or Browse to select a path and file name on the file system.	The archive file of the previous export, or <blank>.
Zip file	Export the file in zip format	true
Tar file	Export the file in tar format	true
Compress the contents of the file	Compresses the contents (resources selected to be exported) in the archive that is created.	On
Overwrite existing file without warning	If the specified archive already exists in the file system, you will be prompted to overwrite the file. If you do not want to be prompted turn this option on.	Off
Create directory structure for files	Create hierarchy (folder) structure in the file system as it exists in the Workbench.	Off
Create only selected directories	Create hierarchy (folder) structure in the file system only for selected folders.	On

File System

If you choose this option, you will export files to the file system.

Export file system

Export - File System Options
Option	Description	Default
Select resources to export	The project (and resources within that project) to export to the file system.	The project holding the selected resource
Filter Types...	Dialog to select which file types to export. Use this to restrict the export to only certain file types.	N/A
Select All	Checks off all resources for export.	N/A
Deselect All	Uncheck all resources.	N/A
Directory	The directory on the file system into which the resources will be exported. Type the path, select a previous export path from the drop down list, or Browse to select a path.	The directory of the last export, or <blank>
Overwrite existing files without warning	Determines whether exporting a resource should silently overwrite a resource which already exists in the file system. If this option is off, you will be prompted before a given file is overwritten, in which case you can either overwrite the file, skip it, or cancel the export.	Off
Create directory structure for files	Create hierarchy (folder) structure in the file system as it exists in the Workbench.	Off
Create only selected directories	Create hierarchy (folder) structure in the file system only for selected folders.	On

Preferences

Export - Preference Options
Option	Description	Default
Export All	Export all of the preferences in this session.	<checked>
Choose specific preferences to export	Select preferences from this session to export.	<disabled>
Select All	Select all of the available preferences.
Deselect All	Clear all of the available preferences.
To preference file	A file on the file system to store the preferences. Type the file, select a previous export file from the drop down list, or Browse to select a file.	<blank>
Overwrite existing files without warning	Overwrite a pre-existing file.	<unchecked>

Team Project Set

Exports a description of the repository and version control information for a set of projects. This allows you to synchronize those projects correctly in a different workspace.

Export team project set page