How do I export my app from one instance and import it into another instance?

[C_dric Chen]

Good day, folks.

So far, all my development has been done in my personal instance. But now that the development is 75% done, it's time to transfer the app to my company's instance. Does anyone know how I can export it after I finish the development and let my co-workers import it like how I imported the "NeedIt" app for my training?

Thanks in advance!

[Aman Kumar S]

Hey,

Best way to achieve this is to publish your app to update set then take export the xml and import that in your customer instance.

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[C_dric Chen]

Thanks! I will try this when I finally finish the development.

[Aman Kumar S]

Hey @Cédric Chen 

Didn't hear back on this.

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[Marc Mouries]

Important notes:

- PDI are not supposed to be used as a company development instance. They are meant to be used for training purposes. The scope of your PDI is not going to match your organization's scope and you will likely have to make some adjustments.

We don't recommend using update sets anymore to publish applications. You should use a dev instance in your company and publish your app using either a Git repo or the App repo. 

Using App Engine Management Center you will be able to manage the deployment of apps between Dev, Test, Staging and Prod much faster and more reliably. 

[Anastasia3423]

Hi! You can also try to request assistance from services like https://help-desk-migration.com/ That's in case you don't want to carry through the data transfer manually.