Exercise 2: Exporting the RAS asset

This exercise shows you how to export a RAS asset to a directory on your local file system.

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Before you begin, you must complete Exercise 1: Importing the sample and setting up.

Exporting the asset

First, verify that the RAS Export Sample project successfully loaded in exercise 1 by looking in the Navigator view.
  1. Click File > Export. The Export wizard opens.
  2. Click RAS Asset and click Next.
  3. On the RAS Asset (location and manifest) page, do one of the following:
    • Type the complete path name and file name for the destination.
    • Browse to the destination for the asset, type a file name, click Save.
  4. Under Manifest, be sure Create a custom manifest is selected. During the export process, a default manifest file is created. If you wanted to use an existing manifest file, you would select the other option. Under Options, notice that Bundled is selected. By default, this is the only storage option available for exporting assets.
  5. Click Next. The RAS Asset Description page opens.
  6. Use this page to describe and document various aspects of your RAS asset. These descriptions become part of your RAS asset's manifest file, and the information is used to match a search for your asset when it is located in a repository. The wizard provides standard text for the name, short description, description, version, and ID.
  7. Once you have filled in the desired asset description fields, click Next. The RAS Asset Artifacts page opens.
  8. Under Project options export the complete project by selecting the RAS Export Sample check box and the Export as a complete project check box. You can export complete projects or select individual artifacts for your RAS asset, or a combination thereof. If you export complete projects, the complete projects are added to the RAS asset consumer's workspace at import. If you select to export individual artifacts (files, folders, models, or a combination of these), you can choose any types of files from many different projects.
  9. Click Finish and the export results are displayed.

Finish this tutorial by reviewing the materials in the summary.

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