Exporting configuration settings

Introduced in 2025.2

You can export the entire Alloy Navigator Express configuration as a single XML file.

The largest portion of the configuration represents your business logic. This logic is built from many interrelated configuration entities that are organized by object class.

For example, the configuration for Tickets may include Actions, Templates and other workflow items and components, as well as user-defined fields, user macros, etc. Some configuration entities, such as actions, are also linked to security roles in your organization.

When exporting configuration, you can choose whether to mark the export file as a Complete pack.

If the file is marked as Complete pack, it is treated as a replacement package. During import, you can choose Overwrite the existing workflow for all objects to replace the existing business logic in the target system with the configuration from the file.

If the file is not marked as Complete pack, overwrite is not available during import. Imported settings are added to the existing configuration instead of replacing it.

In other words, the Complete pack option determines whether the exported file can later be used to replace business logic or only to extend it.

To export configuration settings:

1. On the Workflow and Business Logic page, click Export and Import and select Export Settings.

2. Choose whether to enable Complete pack.
   • Select this option if you plan to use the file to replace workflow settings in the current or another database.
   • Do not select this option if you do not intend to replace existing settings.

3. If needed, modify the export file name.

4. Optionally enter a description.

5. Click Export settings.

6. When Alloy Navigator Express informs that the export has completed successfully, click OK.

7. Open Export and Import and select Download [file name].

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Importing configuration settings