Create a console export file

  1. Open Collibra Console with a user profile that has at least the ADMIN role.

    Collibra Console opens with the Infrastructure page.

  2. In the main menu, click Console Export Files.

    The Console Export Files page appears.

  3. Above the table, to the right, click Create Console Export File.

    Note This button is unavailable if you have reached the maximum number of export files, which is 50.

    Note If you have one or more Edge sites in this Collibra environment, you need to create a backup for each Edge site.

  4. In the Create Console Export File dialog box, enter the required information:
    OptionDescription
    EnvironmentThe Collibra environment for which to create an export file.
    Include

    You can create a full export file by selecting all of the options or a partial file by excluding some of the options.

     Data

    The core database data of the Collibra environment. This encompasses all data related to communities, domains, assets, users, operating model, and similar objects.

     History

    Data activity and snapshot-related information. This can result in a very large file, depending on the activity in Collibra.

    If you exclude the data history when creating an export file, you export a subset of the database content. This results in a much smaller file that still provides a complete picture of the current content. This is useful when attaching a backup to a technical support ticket, allowing support to reproduce a problem.

    Warning If you apply an export file from a 5.7.x version or older without history, the data quality metrics do not work correctly. To resolve this issue, apply the file in your latest environment, upgrade the data, create a new export file, and apply the new file in the same environment.

     Configuration
    		The configuration of the Collibra environment.
     Customizations

    The customizations such as custom modules, styling, page-definitions and email template files.

    This includes files that are located in the Collibra user home directory and files that are used to customize the Collibra environment (/opt/collibra_data/console/config), such as the ones in:

    • email-templates
    • groovy-lib
    • images
    • page-definitions
    • security
    • styling
    • translations
    • modules (if available)
    Name

    The name of the file. You can only use the following characters in the export file name:

    • Letters
    • Numbers
    • Hyphen -
    • Underscore _
    • Period .
    DescriptionThe description of the export file.
    Retain for

    The retention period for the export file, after which the file is automatically removed:

    • 7 days (default)
    • 30 days
    • 60 days
  5. Click Create Export File.

You can see the progress of the export in the Progress column.