3.1.4.2 ExportWeb

This operation<2> is used to export the content related to a site into one or more content migration package files, as specified in [MS-PRIMEPF]. This operation saves the files to the server, which can be used to migrate or restore a site.

 <wsdl:operation name="ExportWeb">
   <wsdl:input message="tns:ExportWebSoapIn" />
   <wsdl:output message="tns:ExportWebSoapOut" />
 </wsdl:operation>

The client sends an ExportWebSoapIn request message and the server responds with an ExportWebSoapOut response message, as follows:

  1. In cases of permission, space restrictions or other conditions that prevent the execution of the operation, an error code MUST be included in the response message as specified in section 3.1.4.2.2.2.

  2. Upon the start of the export operation, a result of 1 MUST be sent as the response indicating that the operation is in progress.

  3. Upon the completion of the export operation, the result of the operation MUST be available to be retrieved in an implementation-specific format<3>.

  4. Upon the successful completion of the export operation, the content migration package file(s) MUST be created in the server location specified in the request message.