Scenario

The customer would like to export and import channels between environments. E.g., Prod and Dev.

Steps

1. On the HVR Hub homepage click on the Channels option on the left sidebar.
2. Select the checkbox beside the Channel icon to export all Hub channels. Alternatively, channels can be selected individually by clicking on the check box beside their name.
3. On the Channel page click on the more options menu and select Export Channel Definition from the pop up menu.
   
4. In the Export Channel dialog, choose the scope of data to be exported and click Export .
   
5. Select desired storage location for the json output file and click save.
6. On the HVR Hub homepage click on the Channels option on the left sidebar.
7. On the Channels page, click the More Options icon
   at the top right and select Import Channel Definitions .
8. Browse for the location of the json export file generated in step 5 and click open.
9. The import summary pop up dialog box shows the details of the import. Click on the continue option to proceed.

Note: Two channels with the same name are not allowed on a hub. Therefore, when importing a channel with the name that already exists on the hub, the  Import Summary  dialog will ask you how to proceed:

• Rename  - Preserve the existing channel and add the channel being imported with a new name derived from the original name with an ascending number appended (starting with 2). For example, when importing channel  mychannel , it will be added to the hub with name  mychannel2 . If the imported channel  mychannel  contains locations  loc_a  and  loc_b  that exist on the hub, this will also import 2 locations with names  loc_a2  and  loc_b2  to the hub, but channel  mychannel2  will contain locations  loc_a  and  loc_b  (not the renamed locations  loc_a2  and  loc_b2 ).

• Replace  - The existing channel will be replaced with the imported one.