When you export GE Digital APM metadata, the GE Digital APM system creates two items, the export file (either a Microsoft Excel or XML file) and a subfolder for storing files associated with the export.
The subfolder is named [File Name] Files, where [File Name] is the name that you specify for the export file. For example, if you name the export file Dataset Export, the subfolder will be called Dataset Export Files.
This folder is created for every export but will not always contain files. Files are saved to this folder only when they are needed to support the export. Support files will be exported along with the selected metadata for the following data types:
Strategies, Rules, and Schedules
Whenever a file is exported to support the export of metadata, its file name will appear in the export file as a property for that item.
Whenever a file is exported along with the selected metadata, you should not modify the file, delete the file, or edit the file name that appears in the export file. When you import metadata using an XML or Microsoft Excel file that references support files, those files will need to be available for the import. Moving the files to a different location will cause the import to fail or to produce unexpected results.
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