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Import and Export Object Cheatsheet

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Learn about and access Salesforce B2C Commerce object type-specific import and export capabilities.

The following table describes object type-specific import and export capabilities based on available schema files, Business Manager features, and pipelets. You can click the links for additional information on each type of object to export.

Objects	Schema File	Business Manager Location	Pipelet
A/B Tests	abtest.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export or you can include A/B tests in Site Import & Export.	ExportABTests ImportABTests
(Business Manager extensions can't be imported or exported.)	bmext.xsd	N/A	N/A
Active Data	(No schema) Active data is imported using a .csv file. For more information, see Downloading Active Data from Production and Importing Active Data .csv files.	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Active Data > Import	ImportActiveData
Cache Settings	cache-settings.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
(Campaigns are no longer imported separately from promotions.)	(See promotions.xsd)	Imported as part of promotions	ImportCampaigns (deprecated)
Catalog and Product Information	catalog.xsd Granularity: Entire catalog.	site > Merchant Tools > Products and Catalogs > Import & Export	ImportCatalog (Import configuration: Delete catalog before import) ExportCatalog Granularity: Passed categories, products of passed categories, category assignments of passed categories, all recommendations in catalog, and all shared product options in catalog.
Content and Library Folders	library.xsd Granularity: Entire library.	site > Merchant Tools > Content > Import & Export	ImportContent ExportContent Granularity: Passed folders and content assets of passed folders. For images, create a job that uses FTPClient or WebDAVClient to move files into the correct location in the cartridge.
Content Slots	slot.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	ImportSlots ExportSlots
Coupons and Coupon Codes (Coupon codes can't be imported.)	coupon.xsd CSV format Granularity: Selected coupons.	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	ImportCoupons ExportCouponCodes ExportCoupons Granularity: Passed coupons.
Customer Groups	customergroup.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Customers > Import & Export and Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	ImportCustomerGroups ExportCustomerGroups Granularity: Passed customer groups.
Customer	customer.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Customers > Import & Export > Customer
Customer List	customerlist2.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Customers > Import & Export > Customer Lists site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	ImportCustomerList ExportCustomerList
Custom Objects	customobject.xsd Granularity: All custom objects of selected type.	site > Merchant Tools > Custom Objects > Import & Export	ImportCustomObjects ExportCustomObjects Granularity: Passed custom objects.
Custom Object Type Definitions	metadata.xsd Granularity: Organization's custom object type definitions.	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export site > Administration > Site Development > Import & Export Importing from the Site Development module (not Site Import/Export) enables you to delete all custom objects before import. This option provides for the deletion of existing metadata.	ExportMetaData Granularity: Organization custom object type definitions.
Custom Preference Definitions	metadata.xsd Granularity: Organization's custom preference definitions.	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export and Administration > Site Development > Import & Export	ExportMetaData Granularity: Organization custom preference definitions.
(Forms can't be imported or exported.)	form.xsd	N/A	N/A
Geolocation	geolocation.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A (Object contains store geolocation information. This information doesn't apply to IP address geolocation, which can't be imported or exported.) This object doesn't export geolocation information for orders. See order export for that information.
Gift Certificates	giftcertificate.xsd Granularity: Selected gift certificates.	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	ImportGiftCertificates ExportGiftCertificates Granularity: Passed gift certificates.
Gift registry (see product list)
Inventory Lists	inventory.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Products and Catalogs > Import & Export	ImportInventoryLists ExportInventoryLists
Orders (Only export is supported.)	order.xsd Granularity: Selected orders and credit card numbers are masked.	site > Merchant Tools > Ordering > Import & Export Contact Customer Support for information about importing orders.	ExportOrders Granularity: Passed orders and credit card numbers are masked or encrypted.
Payment Methods	paymentmethod.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Ordering > Import & Export	N/A
Payment Processor Information	paymentprocessor.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export and site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	N/A
Price Books	pricebook.xsd Granularity: Selected price books.	site > Merchant Tools > Products and Catalogs > Import & Export	ImportPriceBooks ExportPriceBooks Granularity: Passed price books.
Product Images	N/A	site > Merchant Tools > Products and Catalogs > Import & Export	Create a job that uses FTPClient or WebDAVClient to move files into the correct location in the cartridge.
Product List	productlist.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Customers > Import & Export	ImportProductLists ExportProductLists
Promotions	promotion.xsd	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export and site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	ImportPromotions ExportPromotions
Schedules	schedules.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
Search Information	search2.xsd search.xsd Note: Search.xsd is deprecated and was removed on April 15, 2011.	Files based on both search.xsd and search2.xsd are exported from site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export when the Search Settings option is selected. A file based on search2.xsd is exported from site > Merchant Tools > Search > Import & Export. No file based on search.xsd is exported here.	N/A
Search Preferences	preferences.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
Services		site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export and site > Administration > Operations > Import & Export > Services	ImportServices ExportServices Granularity: All services.
Shipping Methods	shipping.xsd Granularity: Selected shipping methods.	site > Merchant Tools > Ordering > Import & Export	ImportShippingMethods ExportShippingMethods Granularity: Passed shipping methods.
Sites	site.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
Sorting Rules	sort.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export and Search > Import & Export
Source-Code Groups	sourcecode.xsd Granularity: Selected source-code groups.	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	ImportSourceCodes ExportSourceCodes Granularity: Passed source-code groups.
(Standard include file, not intended for import or export)	xml.xsd	N/A	N/A
Store Information	store.xsd Granularity: Selected stores.	site > Merchant Tools > Online Marketing > Import & Export	ImportStores ExportStores Granularity: Passed stores.
System Object Type Extensions	metadata.xsd Granularity: Organization's system object type extensions.	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	ExportMetaData Granularity: Organization system object type extensions.
Tax Tables	tax.xsd Granularity: All tax classes, tax jurisdictions, and tax rates.	site > Merchant Tools > Ordering > Import & Export	ImportTaxTable ExportTaxTable Granularity: All tax classes, tax jurisdictions, and tax rates.
URL Redirects	redirecturl.xsd	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
URL Rules Note: Legacy SEO Support rules are exported using site preferences.	url-rules.xsd Granularity: All rules that determine the format of URLs for the storefront.	site > Administration > Site Development > Site Import & Export	N/A
Web services (see Services)
Wish Lists (see product lists)

Note: The form.xsd file isn't intended for import or export. Use this file as a guideline for defining form definitions. The bmext.xsd file is used to define Business Manager extensions. Put files using this format in their own cartridge and the cartridge added to the site cartridge path.