Export Operations

The export command extracts artifacts from a Dynamics 365 environment for version control and deployment.

Export Command Syntax

flowon export [options]

Options:
  -s, --solution <n>           Solution name to export
  -p, --project <n>            FlowOn project to export
  -o, --output <path>             Output directory
  --managed                       Export as managed solution
  --unmanaged                     Export as unmanaged solution
  --include-data                  Include business data
  --data-spec <path>              Path to data specification file
  -c, --connection <string>       Connection string

Export Outputs

Solution Files

artifacts/
├── solutions/
│   ├── CustomerPortal_1.0.0.0_managed.zip
│   └── CustomerPortal_1.0.0.0_unmanaged.zip

FlowOn Package (.flop)

The .flop file is a comprehensive package containing all FlowOn artifacts:

artifacts/
├── flowon/
│   └── CustomerPortal.flop

Contents of .flop file:

Component	Description
Logic Blocks	Reusable logic components
Flows	Flow definitions and configurations
BPM Processes	Business process definitions
APIs	FlowOn API configurations
Events	Event subscriptions and handlers
Service Connections	External service configurations
Recipes	Logic Recipe definitions

Configuration and Data

artifacts/
├── data/
│   ├── moj_documenttype.xml
│   ├── moj_statusreason.xml
│   └── moj_notificationtemplate.xml
├── mappings/
│   ├── configuration.map.xml
│   ├── entity.map.xml
│   ├── localizedresource.map.xml
│   └── serviceconnection.map.xml

Export Examples

Export solution and FlowOn package:

flowon export \
  --solution "CustomerPortal" \
  --project "CustomerPortal" \
  --output "./artifacts" \
  --managed \
  --unmanaged

Export with business data:

flowon export \
  --solution "CustomerPortal" \
  --project "CustomerPortal" \
  --output "./artifacts" \
  --include-data \
  --data-spec "./specs/data-spec.xml"

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.flop Package Contents

The FlowOn Package (.flop) is an extracted archive containing all FlowOn artifacts organized by category:

CustomerPortal.flop/
│
├── Api/                                    # API Configurations
│   ├── flwn_api/                          # API definitions
│   │   └── [api-guid]/
│   │       └── data.xml
│   └── flwn_apiversion/                   # API versions
│       └── [version-guid]/
│           └── data.xml
│
├── Logic/                                  # Logic Components
│   ├── flwn_configuration/                # Configuration settings
│   ├── flwn_eventdefinition/              # Event definitions
│   ├── flwn_eventhandler/                 # Event handlers
│   ├── flwn_localizedresource/            # Localized strings
│   ├── flwn_logicblock/                   # Logic Block definitions
│   ├── flwn_logicflow/                    # Logic Flow definitions
│   ├── flwn_logicrecipe/                  # Logic Recipe definitions
│   ├── flwn_schedule/                     # Scheduled jobs
│   └── flwn_serviceconnection/            # External service connections
│
├── Mappings/                               # Data Mapping Files
│   ├── configuration.datamap.xml
│   ├── entity.datamap.xml
│   ├── localizedresources.datamap.xml
│   └── serviceconnection.datamap.xml
│
├── Process/                                # BPM Components
│   ├── flwn_businessprocess/              # Business process definitions
│   └── flwn_businessprocessversion/       # Process versions
│
└── manifest.xml                            # Package manifest

Package Categories

Category	Folder	Contents
Api	/Api	FlowOn API definitions and versions
Logic	/Logic	Logic Blocks, Flows, Recipes, Events, Schedules, Service Connections
Mappings	/Mappings	Environment-specific data mapping files
Process	/Process	BPM Business Processes and versions

Entity Types in .flop

Entity	Description
flwn_api	API definition records
flwn_apiversion	API version records
flwn_configuration	Configuration key-value pairs
flwn_eventdefinition	Custom event definitions
flwn_eventhandler	Event handler subscriptions
flwn_localizedresource	Multi-language text resources
flwn_logicblock	Logic Block definitions
flwn_logicflow	Logic Flow definitions
flwn_logicrecipe	Logic Recipe definitions
flwn_schedule	Scheduled job definitions
flwn_serviceconnection	External service connection configs
flwn_businessprocess	BPM process definitions
flwn_businessprocessversion	BPM process versions

manifest.xml

The manifest file contains package metadata:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Manifest>
  <ProjectName>CustomerPortal</ProjectName>
  <ExportDate>2025-01-15T10:30:00Z</ExportDate>
  <ExportedBy>admin@company.com</ExportedBy>
  <SourceEnvironment>https://dev.crm.dynamics.com</SourceEnvironment>
  <FlowOnVersion>1.0.224</FlowOnVersion>
  <Contents>
    <Category name="Api" count="2" />
    <Category name="Logic" count="45" />
    <Category name="Mappings" count="4" />
    <Category name="Process" count="8" />
  </Contents>
</Manifest>