Export SharePoint content

  1. Log in to the SharePoint server using the SPInstall user account credentials.
  2. Create a temporary directory for each portal from which you will export content. For example, if you have three IPF portals, you might create these directories: CustomerPortalTemp, VendorPortalTemp, and ResellerPortalTemp.
  3. Launch the data export utility by double-clicking the ExportPortalKnowledgeData.exe file.
  4. Specify this information:
    Export From Portal URL
    Specify the URL of one portal from which to export content; for example, http://customerportal:8081.
    Export Files To
    Specify the full path to the temporary directory created in step 2 to which to export content; for example, C:\CustomerPortalTemp.
    Knowledge Data
    Select the type of content to export.
  5. Click Export.
  6. When the export is complete, click OK. An XML file is created with the exported content. See Knowledge content export file layouts and mapping for file names and mapping information.
  7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each of your IPF portals from which to export content.