You can export an enterprise application to a location of your choice.
Why and when to perform this task
Exporting applications enables you to back up your applications and preserve binding information for the applications. You might export your applications before updating installed applications or migrating to a later version of the WebSphere Application Server product.Steps for this task
Result
The file containing binding information is exported to the specified node and directory, and has the name enterprise_application_name.ear.Related concepts
Enterprise (J2EE) applications
Related reference
Enterprise application collection