There can be many occasions where we need to do an import or export of Alfresco data (user, groups, contents, rules, customization), thankfully, Alfresco supports and import/export tool which comes handy for such situations.
These Tools internally consume Alfresco Repository Foundation APIs. This means they execute stand-alone with an embedded Repository. To perform an export and/or import via these tools, you need to configure the repository to ensure the appropriate storage locations (e.g. database and file system directory) are used. The only thing we need to make sure is Alfresco database is up and running while we execute this tool.
Command to Start MySQL Database
start “MySQL” “%ALF_HOME%mysql\bin\mysqld” –defaults-file=”%ALF_HOME%mysql\my.ini” –basedir=”%ALF_HOME%mysql” –console
Command to Export User and User Groups are as follow
user groups:
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java -classpath classes/alfresco/module;../../../shared/classes;classes;lib/acegi-security-0.8.2_patched.jar;lib/activation.jar;lib/addressing-1.0.jar;lib/alfresco-core-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-deployment-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-linkvalidation.jar;lib/alfresco-mbeans-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-remote-api-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-repository-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-web-client-3.2r2.jar;lib/ant.jar;lib/antlr-2.7.5H3.jar;lib/aopalliance.jar;lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar;lib/bcel.jar;lib/bcprov-jdk15-137.jar;lib/bsf-2.4.0.jar;lib/bsh-1.3.0.jar;../../../lib/catalina.jar;lib/cglib-nodep-2.2_beta1.jar;lib/chiba-1.3.0-patched.jar;lib/commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar;lib/commons-codec-1.3.jar;lib/commons-collections-3.1.jar;lib/commons-dbcp-1.2.2.jar;lib/commons-digester-1.6.jar;lib/commons-discovery-0.2.jar;lib/commons-el.jar;lib/commons-fileupload-1.1.1.jar;lib/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar;lib/commons-io-1.1.jar;lib/commons-jxpath-1.2.jar;lib/commons-lang-2.1.jar;lib/commons-logging-1.1.jar;lib/commons-modeler.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.4.jar;lib/commons-validator.jar;lib/cpool.jar;../../../lib/cryptix-jce-provider.jar;lib/dom4j-1.6.1.jar;lib/ehcache-1.4.1-patched.jar;lib/fontbox-0.8.0-incubating.jar;lib/fop-0.94.jar;lib/freemarker-2.3.13.jar;lib/guessencoding-1.0.jar;lib/hibernate-3.2.6-patched.jar;lib/hrtlib.jar;lib/hsqldb.jar;lib/htmlparser-1.6.jar;lib/icu4j_3_6_1.jar;lib/jakarta-oro-2.0.8.jar;lib/jaxen-1.1-beta-8.jar;lib/jaxrpc.jar;lib/jbpm-identity-3.3.1.jar;lib/jbpm-jpdl-3.3.1.jar;lib/jcr-1.0.jar;lib/jgroups-2.8.0-b2.jar;lib/jibx-bind.jar;lib/jibx-run.jar;lib/jid3lib-0.5.jar;lib/JMagick.jar;lib/joda-time-1.2.1.jar;lib/jooconverter-2.1.0.jar;lib/json.jar;lib/jstl-1.1.0.jar;lib/jta.jar;lib/jug-lgpl-2.0.0.jar;lib/jut.jar;lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar;lib/lucene-analyzers-2.4.1.jar;lib/lucene-core-2.4.1.jar;lib/lucene-snowball-2.4.1.jar;lib/mail.jar;lib/myfaces-api-1.1.5.jar;lib/myfaces-impl-1.1.5.jar;lib/naming-factory.jar;lib/naming-resources.jar;lib/odf_utils.jar;lib/odmg-3.0.jar;lib/openoffice-juh-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-jurt-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-ridl-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-sandbox-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-unoil-2.0.3.jar;lib/opensaml-1.0.1.jar;lib/pdfbox-0.8.0-incubating.jar;lib/poi-3.5-FINAL-20090928.jar;lib/portlet-api-lib.jar;lib/quartz-1.6.0.jar;lib/resolver.jar;lib/rhino-js-1.6R7.jar;lib/saaj.jar;lib/saxpath.jar;lib/spring-2.0.8.jar;lib/springmodules-jbpm31.jar;lib/standard.jar;../../../lib/tlc124.jar;lib/tm-extractors-1.0-patched.jar;../../../lib/tomcat-coyote.jar;../../../lib/tomcat-util.jar;lib/truezip.jar;../../../lib/truelicense-1_29.jar;../../../lib/truexml-1_29-patched.jar;lib/wsdl4j-1.6.2.jar;lib/wss4j.jar;lib/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar;lib/xml-apis.jar;lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.2.jar;lib/xmlsec-1.4.1.jar;lib/xpp3-1.1.3_8.jar;lib/xstream-1.2.2.jar;../../../lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.7-bin.jar;../../../endorsed/serializer.jar;../../../endorsed/xalan.jar;lib/axis-1.4.jar;../../../lib/servlet-api.jar;lib/ibatis-2.3.4.726-patched.jar;../../share/WEB-INF/lib/alfresco-jlan-embed-3.2r2.jar;lib/subetha-smtp.jar;lib/xmlrpc.jar;lib/jsr107cache-1.0.jar;lib/alfresco-webscript-framework-3.2r2.jar;lib/abdera-client-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-core-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-extensions-json-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-i18n-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-parser-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/axiom-api-1.2.5.jar;lib/axiom-impl-1.2.5.jar;lib/greenmail-1.3-patched.jar;lib/alfresco-vti-3.2r2.jar;lib/jetty-util-6.1.14.jar;lib/jetty-6.1.14.jar org.alfresco.tools.Export -user admin -pwd admin -s workspace://SpacesStore -path /sys:system/sys:authorities -verbose -overwrite spacesStore-authorities
users:
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java -classpath classes/alfresco/module;../../../shared/classes;classes;lib/acegi-security-0.8.2_patched.jar;lib/activation.jar;lib/addressing-1.0.jar;lib/alfresco-core-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-deployment-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-linkvalidation.jar;lib/alfresco-mbeans-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-remote-api-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-repository-3.2r2.jar;lib/alfresco-web-client-3.2r2.jar;lib/ant.jar;lib/antlr-2.7.5H3.jar;lib/aopalliance.jar;lib/avalon-framework-4.2.0.jar;lib/bcel.jar;lib/bcprov-jdk15-137.jar;lib/bsf-2.4.0.jar;lib/bsh-1.3.0.jar;../../../lib/catalina.jar;lib/cglib-nodep-2.2_beta1.jar;lib/chiba-1.3.0-patched.jar;lib/commons-beanutils-1.7.0.jar;lib/commons-codec-1.3.jar;lib/commons-collections-3.1.jar;lib/commons-dbcp-1.2.2.jar;lib/commons-digester-1.6.jar;lib/commons-discovery-0.2.jar;lib/commons-el.jar;lib/commons-fileupload-1.1.1.jar;lib/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar;lib/commons-io-1.1.jar;lib/commons-jxpath-1.2.jar;lib/commons-lang-2.1.jar;lib/commons-logging-1.1.jar;lib/commons-modeler.jar;lib/commons-pool-1.4.jar;lib/commons-validator.jar;lib/cpool.jar;../../../lib/cryptix-jce-provider.jar;lib/dom4j-1.6.1.jar;lib/ehcache-1.4.1-patched.jar;lib/fontbox-0.8.0-incubating.jar;lib/fop-0.94.jar;lib/freemarker-2.3.13.jar;lib/guessencoding-1.0.jar;lib/hibernate-3.2.6-patched.jar;lib/hrtlib.jar;lib/hsqldb.jar;lib/htmlparser-1.6.jar;lib/icu4j_3_6_1.jar;lib/jakarta-oro-2.0.8.jar;lib/jaxen-1.1-beta-8.jar;lib/jaxrpc.jar;lib/jbpm-identity-3.3.1.jar;lib/jbpm-jpdl-3.3.1.jar;lib/jcr-1.0.jar;lib/jgroups-2.8.0-b2.jar;lib/jibx-bind.jar;lib/jibx-run.jar;lib/jid3lib-0.5.jar;lib/JMagick.jar;lib/joda-time-1.2.1.jar;lib/jooconverter-2.1.0.jar;lib/json.jar;lib/jstl-1.1.0.jar;lib/jta.jar;lib/jug-lgpl-2.0.0.jar;lib/jut.jar;lib/log4j-1.2.15.jar;lib/lucene-analyzers-2.4.1.jar;lib/lucene-core-2.4.1.jar;lib/lucene-snowball-2.4.1.jar;lib/mail.jar;lib/myfaces-api-1.1.5.jar;lib/myfaces-impl-1.1.5.jar;lib/naming-factory.jar;lib/naming-resources.jar;lib/odf_utils.jar;lib/odmg-3.0.jar;lib/openoffice-juh-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-jurt-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-ridl-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-sandbox-2.0.3.jar;lib/openoffice-unoil-2.0.3.jar;lib/opensaml-1.0.1.jar;lib/pdfbox-0.8.0-incubating.jar;lib/poi-3.5-FINAL-20090928.jar;lib/portlet-api-lib.jar;lib/quartz-1.6.0.jar;lib/resolver.jar;lib/rhino-js-1.6R7.jar;lib/saaj.jar;lib/saxpath.jar;lib/spring-2.0.8.jar;lib/springmodules-jbpm31.jar;lib/standard.jar;../../../lib/tlc124.jar;lib/tm-extractors-1.0-patched.jar;../../../lib/tomcat-coyote.jar;../../../lib/tomcat-util.jar;lib/truezip.jar;../../../lib/truelicense-1_29.jar;../../../lib/truexml-1_29-patched.jar;lib/wsdl4j-1.6.2.jar;lib/wss4j.jar;lib/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar;lib/xml-apis.jar;lib/xmlgraphics-commons-1.2.jar;lib/xmlsec-1.4.1.jar;lib/xpp3-1.1.3_8.jar;lib/xstream-1.2.2.jar;../../../lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.7-bin.jar;../../../endorsed/serializer.jar;../../../endorsed/xalan.jar;lib/axis-1.4.jar;../../../lib/servlet-api.jar;lib/ibatis-2.3.4.726-patched.jar;../../share/WEB-INF/lib/alfresco-jlan-embed-3.2r2.jar;lib/subetha-smtp.jar;lib/xmlrpc.jar;lib/jsr107cache-1.0.jar;lib/alfresco-webscript-framework-3.2r2.jar;lib/abdera-client-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-core-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-extensions-json-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-i18n-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/abdera-parser-0.4.0-incubating.jar;lib/axiom-api-1.2.5.jar;lib/axiom-impl-1.2.5.jar;lib/greenmail-1.3-patched.jar;lib/alfresco-vti-3.2r2.jar;lib/jetty-util-6.1.14.jar;lib/jetty-6.1.14.jar org.alfresco.tools.Export -user admin -pwd admin -s workspace://SpacesStore -p /sys:system/sys:people -verbose -overwrite SpacesStore-people
NOTE: You need to changes in above command according to the environment in which you are executing this command. For Instance The classpath separator character is for Window is “;” while for Linux it is “:” Like wise there are many more things which are OS specific which you need to keep in mind while executing above commands.
You can find More information about Alfresco Import Export tool in following post
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Export_and_Import#Export_.26_Import_Command_Line_Tools
Hope this post will reduce Alfresco administrators and developers efforts and will help them in resolving common issue which we often face.
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