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Import/Export for Development Instances

Development instances typically don't use import or export since they are testing environments for Production instances. You can initially do a Site import/export from the Staging instance to the Development instance. After the initial import/export, use data replication to update data and code in the Development instance.

Note:  In order to do the initial Site import, use a custom job with the ImportSiteArchive job step. You can not initiate a Site import from a Business Manager module.
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Import/Export for Sandboxes
Overview of the Import/Export Process

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