To export a folder and its contents to file you must be a member of the Library Administrator group.
The folder and its contents will be saved as a zip archive. This zip archive will be placed in a specific folder (or in its subfolders) on a specific computer. This folder is called the "Shared Disk Location" and is set from the TIBCO Spotfire Server. This folder is by default located on the TIBCO Spotfire Server in the folder <server installation directory>/tomcat/application-data/library/. See the TIBCO Spotfire Server and Environment – Installation and Administration Manual for more information.
Note: If you export from a
Spotfire Server version 12.0 or later using the Library Administration
tool, then you cannot import the exported content to a Spotfire Server
version prior to 12.0. This is related to compression of the library content.
However, you can use the server CLI command export-library-content
instead, and specify not to use compression if needed.
Import between different versions is supported from the version you are
using for the export back to and including all previous versions up until
the latest previous LTS version. See Overview of TIBCO
Spotfire releases for a list of currently supported versions.
To export a folder:
In the Library Administration tool, select the folder to export.
Click the Export icon.
Response: The Export dialog opens.
Enter a name for the file that will be created.
In the Export items of type drop-down list, select if you want to limit the export to only include certain types of items.
Select whether to Include permissions or not.
Click OK.
Response: The Library Export status dialog opens.
Click Refresh to update the status messages in the dialog.
Click Close when the Log states Export done.
Note: Make sure that all dependencies (columns, filters, etc.) needed by the exported elements are included in the exported folder.