Configuration Export is the way that model details applications and miscellaneous configuration components are exported from PhixFlow. You may want to export model details your configuration for a number of reasons - e.g. to back up a model an application, or set of configuration components, you are working on, ; or so that you can import it somewhere else.
The Export Pane can be opened from the Administration Menu 
in the bottom right of the PhixFlow window. The Configuration Export panel pane contains the list of objects that are to be exported.
The Data is exported to an XML file (format) for download via the browser.You can drag The export pane can also be used to copy a set of configuration components.
Drag and drop model elements (streams, collectors etc) from other panels into this panel pane and then hit the either the button to export the selected objects.
Objects exported to an XML file can be modified elsewhere (i.e. in another PhixFlow Instance) and re-imported to the Instance that they were exported from. To prevent mix-ups, when this happens :
- 1. The links to other PhixFlow elements are retained
- 2. The pipes to those other PhixFlow elements are set to NOT Enabled
- 3. When an imported element name is the same as an elements that already exists, the imported name is changed by adding "_2" to it (or "_3" if "_2" already exists).
The button will create copies of the selected objects in the current PhixFlow instance - changing the names by adding "_2" to them (or "_3" if "_2" already exists).
export or copy button.
A password may be specified on the export panel. If this is specified, passwords and user security questions in the exported configuration will be encrypted. The password can then be entered during the import process to import the passwords. If no password is entered during import, no encrypted details will be imported. If no password is specified during export, no passwords will be included in the exported configuration.