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Exporting rules and data by submitting a request to an active instance

Updated on July 8, 2022

You can automate exporting rules and data to an archive by connecting to an active instance of Pega Platform from a web service. One request can export rules and data to one archive file from one system. You can export by product, application, or branch.

You must have a running Pega Platform instance to use the prpcServiceUtils tool.
  1. Configure the common properties in the prpcServiceUtils.properties file.

    Property name Value Required for Pega Cloud clients?
    pega.rest.server.urlThe URL for the REST service, specified in the following format:

    http:// <hostname> : <port> / <context> /PRRestService/

    For example: http://myhost:8080/prweb/PRRestService     		Yes
    pega.rest.usernameThe operator name on the target system with access to REST services. Yes
    pega.rest.passwordThe password of the specified operator. Yes
    pega.rest.proxy.host

    The host name of the REST proxy server. Do not use localhost as the host name.

    		Required only when using a proxy for a URL.
    pega.rest.proxy.port

    The port for the REST proxy server.

    		Required only when using a proxy for a URL.
    pega.rest.proxy.username

    The operator name on the REST proxy server with import and export access.

    		Required only when using a proxy for the URL
    pega.rest.proxy.password

    The password of the REST proxy operator.

    		Required only when using a proxy for the URL
    pega.rest.proxy.domain

    The domain of the REST proxy server.

    		Required only when using a proxy for the URL
    pega.rest.proxy.workstation

    The workstation ID for the REST proxy server.

    		Required only when using a proxy for the URL
    pega.rest.response.typeThe REST response type, either xml or json. The default value is json. Rollback, restore point, and update access group operations support only json. Not required
    user.temp.dir

    Enter the full path to the temporary directory. Leave this blank to use the default temporary directory. For more information about temporary directories, see Temporary files and temporary files directories .

    		Not required
  2. Specify the archive file name or repository name, and whether to export in asynchronous mode:

    Property name Value
    export.exportToRepositoryIndicates whether to export to a repository. The default is false, which exports to a file system. To export to a repository, set this to true.
    export.archiveNameWhen exporting to a file system, the path of the archive file to be created.
    export.repositoryNameWhen exporting to a repository, the name of the repository.
    export.async Specifies whether to run the process in asynchronous mode or synchronous mode. The default, true, is asynchronous, which returns a job ID that you can use later to check the job status. When this value is false, the process starts immediately and waits until completion. The choice of synchronous or asynchronous depends on the type of script you are writing.
  3. To export by product, specify the product name and version:

    Property name Value
    export.productName The name of the product to export.
    export.productVersion The version of the product to export.
  4. To export by application, specify an application name and version:

    Property name Value
    export.applicationVersion The version of the application to export.
    export.applicationName The name of the application to export.
  5. To export by branch, specify a branch name and application context:

    Property name Value
    export.branchName The name of the branch to export.
    export.branchAppContext The application context of the branch ruleset to export, for example, PegaRULES:07.10
  6. Save and close the prpcServiceUtils.properties file.
  7. Run the prpcServiceUtils.bat script or the prpcServiceUtils.sh script with the export option.

    Optional: Pass one or more arguments.

    prpcServiceUtils script argument Value
    artifactsDirThe full path to the output file location, for those functions that generate output. The default is the /scripts/utils/logs directory.
    connPropFileThe full path to the serviceConnection.properties file that includes information for multiple targets.
    poolSizeThe thread pool size. The default is 5.
    requestTimeOutThe number of seconds the system waits for a response before failing with a time-out error. The default is 300 seconds.
    jobIdFileThe path to the job IDs file that is generated by the asynchronous operation.
    propFileThe property file name, to override the default prpcServiceUtils.properties file.
    operationNameSpecify the operation that generated the job ID for getStatus: import, export, expose, hotfix, or rollback.
Result: Pega Platform downloads the exported archive file and saves the export log files to the logs directory.
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Pega Platform 8.7 System Administration

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