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Exporting configuration data to a configuration description file

To enable administrators to author and share configuration data, you can export configuration items and their children, Setting Collections, into a configuration description XML file.

Procedure

  1. From the Lenovo Configuration Pack Editor menu, click Export > To Configuration File.
    Figure 1. Exporting configuration data to configuration file
    Exporting to configuration file

    The Export to Configuration Item(.xml) page opens.

    Figure 2. Export to Configuration Description (.xml) page
    Export to Configuration Description (.xml) page
  2. Select the configuration items you want to export and click Continue.
    The Export configuration description file Save as window opens.
    Figure 3. Export configuration description file Save as window
    Export configuration description file Save as window
  3. Enter a name in the File name field and select a file type from the Save as type list and then click Save.
    The child Setting Collections of the selected configuration items are also exported automatically.
    A message is displayed indicating the export was successful.
    Figure 4. Export Succeeded message
    Export Succeeded message
  4. Click OK.