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Import/Export Methods in B2C Commerce
B2C Commerce offers several ways you can add or extract data from your instance database.
Business Manager Site Import/Export
Use Business Manager Site Import/Export to:
- Create a copy of an instance for a new sandbox
- Set up an instance global data such as:
- Global preferences as locales, instance time zones - Global custom objects
- Schedules
- System object attribute extensions
- Custom object types
- Custom preference type definitions
- Create a copy of an instance for archiving
- Export site-specific metadata, such as custom objects
Business Manager Import/Export
Use Business Manager Import/Export to:
- Trigger an import/export manually
- Import business objects
- Handle large datasets
- Import/export various storefront data using a fast, reliable, and resource-efficient method. This data includes catalog text and image data.
Import/Export Pipelets
Use Import/Export pipelets to:
- Automate import/export
- Add custom logic to import/export
- Perform a more granular export than is available in Business Manager
B2C Commerce Scripts
Use B2C Commerce scripts to import or export:
- Directories
- Special files (a file that isn’t an image file or a data file — for example, a Flash application or another site application)
You can also use B2C Commerce scripts to:
- Add files to a cartridge for import
- Add a file generated by or required by a third party to your cartridge
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