Export-Item
Exports (serializes) the Sitecore item to the filesystem.
Syntax
Export-Item [-Entry <IncludeEntry>] [-Recurse] [-ItemPathsAbsolute] [-Root <String>]
Export-Item [-Item] <Item> [-Recurse] [-ItemPathsAbsolute] [-Root <String>]
Export-Item [-Path] <String> [-Recurse] [-ItemPathsAbsolute] [-Root <String>]
Export-Item -Id <String> [-Database <String>] [-Recurse] [-ItemPathsAbsolute] [-Root <String>]
Detailed Description
The Export-Item command serializes Sitecore items to the filesystem. The alias for the command is Serialize-Item. The simplest command syntax is: Export-Item -path "master:\content"
or
Get-Item "master:\content" | Export-Item
Both of them will serialize the content item in the master database. In first case we pass the path to the item as a parameter, in second case we serialize the items which come from the pipeline. You can send more items from the pipeline to the Export-Item command, e.g. if you need to serialize all the descendants of the home item created by sitecore\admin, you can use:
Get-Childitem "master:\content\home" -recurse | Where-Object { $_."__Created By" -eq "sitecore\admin" } | Export-Item
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Aliases
The following abbreviations are aliases for this cmdlet:
Serialize-Item
Parameters
-Entry <IncludeEntry>
Serialization preset to be serialized. Obtain the preset through the use of Get-Preset command.
Required?
false
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Recurse <SwitchParameter>
Process the item and all of its children - switch which decides if serialization concerns only the single item or the whole tree below the item, e.g.
Export-Item -path "master:\content\articles" -recurse
Root - directory where the serialized files should be saved, e.g. Export-Item -path "master:\content" -Root "c:\tmp"
Required?
false
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-ItemPathsAbsolute <SwitchParameter>
Works only with Root parameter and decides if folder structure starting from "sitecore\content" should be created, e.g. if you want to serialize articles item in directory c:\tmp\sitecore\content you can use. For example: Export-Item -Path "master:\content\articles" -ItemPathsAbsolute -Root "c:\tmp"
Required?
false
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Root <String>
Directory where the serialized files should be saved, e.g.
Export-Item -Path "master:\content" -Root "c:\tmp"
Required?
false
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Item <Item>
The item to be serialized.
Required?
true
Position?
1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Path <String>
Path to the item to be processed - can work with Language parameter to narrow the publication scope.
Required?
true
Position?
1
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Id <String>
You can pass the id of serialized item instead of path, e.g. Export-Item -id "{0DE95AE4-41AB-4D01-9EB0-67441B7C2450}"
Required?
true
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
-Database <String>
Required?
false
Position?
named
Default Value
Accept Pipeline Input?
false
Accept Wildcard Characters?
false
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Sitecore.Data.Items.Item
Notes
Help Author: Marek Musielak, Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West
Examples
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Related Topics
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