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# Export Document Objects

It is possible to **Export** Document Object to external XML files. These files can then be used to; e.g., import the Document Objects in a different project.

The exported data includes:

* General Document Object data such as type, ID, revision, chapter, and title
* Attribute data
* IDs of incoming and outgoing traces
* Revision information
* Tag information

## How to Export Document Objects

Click the **Export Document Objects** menu item in the Action button of the applicable View. Select the Document Objects to export and click **OK**. 

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To include Document Objects from other Document Object Types in the operation, click **Select More...** 

This will display the **Export Document Objects** dialog.

## Export Document Objects dialog options

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### Select Export Transformation 

The exported document objects are treated by a (selected) xsl transformation file which converts the object to the applicable format. The following xsl transformation files are delivered with the default templates: 

* Default XML Transformation
* A CSV Transformation
* An Excel Transformation
* A HTML Transformation
* An MS Outlook Transformation 

### Convert Rich Text content to Plain Text 

Converts the content of all Rich Text and Table attributes to (humanly readable) plain text.

### Include underlying traces to 

When exporting Failure mode-like or Risk Analysis-like objects, the user is inquired if the traced Hazard and Mitigation objects should automatically be included in the exported set. Since Failure mode-like objects are closely tied to the traced Hazard objects, it is recommended to include these during export.

### Export File Name 

The name of the file (not including the file extension, which is defined in the transformation file).

## Completing the Export

Click **OK** in the **Export Document Objects dialog** to start the export. The resulting file is a zip file containing the exported xml file and, in some cases, additional help files.

For document object types that contain File Attributes (such as Attachments), a copy of the file associated with the file attribute is placed in a new folder (placed in the target export directory) with the same name as the ID of the document object.

{% hint style="info" %}
Note! The Default XML Export contains the Aligned Elements version number to indicate which version was used for the export.
{% endhint %}