Organization Settings: Manage Export Data Areas

Home > selected Organization > menu or right-click > Settings > General > Export Data Areas
Project > Settings drop-down > Organization Settings > General > Export Data Areas

Requires Organization - Export Data Areas - View Permissions to view Export Data Areas, Export Data Areas - Add/Edit Permissions to create or edit an Export Data Area, and Export Data Areas - Delete Permissions to delete an existing Export Data Area

Users in a role with the appropriate permissions can view and manage Export Data Areas, as follows:

View a list of Export Data Areas and their attributes.
Add an Export Data Area using the New Data Area option.
Edit an Export Data Area using the Edit option for a selected Export Area.
Delete an Export Data Area using the Delete option, which presents you with a popup asking you to verify the deletion of the Export Data Area from the Organization.

Note: Since this is an Organization-wide view of Export Data Areas, you should be particularly careful to preserve any Export Data Areas and associated Connectors that may serve ECA Cases or PointView Projects.

Export Data Area Information

Data Area Name The unique name of an item. For many items, the name can have up to 100 characters. Some items, such as a Connector name, can have up to 255 characters. An Excluded Content Block name is limited to 32 characters. – The descriptive name that appears in lists to identify the Export Data Area. See New Data Area for information about Export Data Area names.
Description Provides a helpful description of an item. A description can have up to 255 characters. – A helpful description of the Export Data Area.

Connector Name – Displays the name of the Connector associated with the Export Data Area.
Type – Displays the type of Connector that is associated with the Export Data Area. The Connector type must be able to support export operations (currently, NFS or CIFS).
Mode – Lets you see the mode of the Connector associated with the Export Data Area, either Read/Write or Read-Only. You cannot change the mode of a configured Connector.
Server – Displays the IP address or hostname of the associated Connector.
Connector Path – Displays the current path associated with the Export Data Area and its Connector. This information varies per Connector and you can change this information.
Data Area Path — The Folder location for the Export Data Area.

Selected Export Data Area Actions

If you have the appropriate permissions, you can right-click an Export Data Area and select one of the following actions, or click the ellipses at the far right to view a menu of available options:

Validate — Validates the Export Data Area information to ensure that it is accessible. If the Project Data Area is valid, a The Data Area is valid message appears. If validation fails, a message indicates that the path cannot be found.
Edit – Launches the Edit Export Data Area screen, which enables you to edit some attributes of the Export Data Area, such as the name, description, and Path.
Delete – Enables you to delete an Export Data Area as long as it is not currently performing an operation. A popup prompts you to confirm the deletion.

Page Controls

For multi-page lists, you can select a page to display. By default, a given page will display 100 items.

The paging area shows a range and enables you to enter the page number in the box or use the appropriate arrows to navigate.

– You can perform an immediate refresh by clicking the Refresh button, , on the Page Control bar.