Exporting an Application

Export the application configuration ZIP file to your local system, retaining many of the settings You can use the export feature for creating a back-up of the application, and as a prerequisite for importing the application to another SAP Mobile Platform Server.

Prerequisites
Ensure the application status is consistent (marked in green) before exporting it to your local system.
Task
  1. From Management Cockpit, select Applications.
  2. Select the application, and click Export.
  3. Select the relevant configuration to be exported. For all types of application, some configuration settings, such as application information, authentication profile name, and application-specific configurations are automatically included:
    • For Native applications, client resource configuration settings are also automatically exported, and you can select to export Backend Configuration, Push Configurations and Client Password Policy.
    • For Agentry applications, you can also select to export Backend Configuration.
    • For Hybrid applications, you can also choose to export Backend Configuration, Push Configurations and Client Password Policy.

    The application configuration file downloads (as <appid_version>.ZIP) to the default (Downloads folder) location, which is specified in the browser.

    • The downloaded Native application configuration ZIP file contains two subfolders: Manifest.MF and Common. Manifest.MF contains application ID and application version. Common includes an *.smpconfig file, which contains all the information related to the application in the encrypted form. The Agentry and hybrid ZIP files contain an additional subfolder with application-specific settings.
    • Passwords are not exported. For example, APNS and BES passwords for push configuration, and the password for anonymous user credentials.
    • Only authentication profile names are exported, and not the complete authentication profile.