Exports (serializes) Sitecore roles to the filesystem on the server.

Syntax

Export-Role [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> [-Root <String>]

Export-Role [-Identity] <AccountIdentity> -Path <String>

Export-Role -Filter <String> [-Root <String>]

Export-Role [-Role] <Role> [-Root <String>]

Export-Role [-Role] <Role> -Path <String>

Detailed Description

The Export-Role command exports (serializes) Sitecore roles to the filesystem on the server.

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Parameters

-Identity <AccountIdentity>

Specifies the Sitecore role by providing one of the following values.

Local Name
    Example: developer
Fully Qualified Name
    Example: sitecore\developer

-Filter <String>

Specifies a simple pattern to match Sitecore roles.

Examples: The following examples show how to use the filter syntax.

To get all the roles, use the asterisk wildcard: Export-Role -Filter *

To get all the roles in a domain use the following command: Export-Role -Filter "sitecore*"

-Role <Role>

Specifies the role to be exported

-Path <String>

Path to the file the role should be saved to.

-Root <String>

Specifies the serialization root directory. If this parameter is not specified - the default Sitecore serialization folder will be used (unless you're saving to an explicit location with the -Path parameter).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• System.String

  Sitecore.Security.Accounts.Role

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• System.String

Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

Examples

EXAMPLE 1

PS master:\> Export-Role -Identity sitecore\Author

EXAMPLE 2

PS master:\> Export-Role -Filter sitecore\*

EXAMPLE 3

PS master:\> Export-Role -Root C:\my\Serialization\Folder\ -Filter *\*

EXAMPLE 4

PS master:\> Export-Role -Path C:\my\Serialization\Folder\Authors.role -Identity sitecore\Author

Related Topics

• ​Import-Role​

• ​Export-User​

• ​Import-User​

• ​Export-Item​

• ​Import-Item​

• ​https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/