Importing and exporting configurations

You can export board, panel, section, and saved question source configurations to a JSON file. A board configuration includes any saved question sources, panels, and sections that the board contains. You can edit the JSON file offline and then import the file back into Trends.

Exported configurations do not include sensors or module sources.
Exported configurations retain content sets for boards and saved question sources.
When you export all boards, only boards and sources to which you have permission are exported.
All boards and sources must be assigned a content set. When you import, Trends detects If all boards and sources are assigned to content sets, if all content sets exist, and if you have permission to write to the content sets. If any content sets are missing or you do not have permission to any specified content sets, Trends prompts you to select a content set to assign to the orphan content.
Board and source names must be unique. A duplicate board or source name cannot exist in the same environment, even if you cannot see the duplicate object due to insufficient permission. For more information, see Unable to view or select content.

Export all

To export all board configurations in Trends:

From the Trends Overview page, click Settings .
Under Export Boards and Panels, click Export All.
Under Export Boards and Panels, click Export All.

The exported file downloads to the browser's download folder. The file contains all board configurations, including any sections, panels, and saved question sources that are used by the boards.

Export a board

When you export a single board, you can select the sections and panels to include in the export file.

From the Trends menu, click Boards.
Click the board title to open the board that you want to export.
Click > Export.
Select the sections and panels to include with the board in the export file.
- If you select a panel, the parent section and board are automatically selected. Any panel that you select also includes the corresponding source in the export.
- If you select nothing, only the board configuration is included in the export file.
Click Export.

The JSON file downloads to the browser's download folder.

Export saved question sources

You can export saved question sources to a JSON file that you can edit and import back into Trends. The saved question sources do not need to be used by a panel.

Exported configurations do not include sensors.

From the Trends menu, click Sources.
From the User Defined tab, click the sources that you want to export. To export all saved question sources, click the check box next to Name in the first row.
Click Export.

The export file downloads to the browser's download folder.

Import boards, sections, and panels

You can import boards into Trends from a JSON file. If you import a board into an environment with an existing board of the same name, Trends merges any new panels from the imported board into the existing board, and Trends imports any new sources. An import cannot delete existing boards or modify existing panels and sources. To overwrite an existing board, rename or delete the board before you import the JSON file.

You can import boards from a Trends 1.x export file into Trends 2.x and later. Note that Trends 2.x and later does not support bucketing or number extraction; any panels that use bucketing or number extraction will import without the data.

From the Trends menu, click Boards.
Click > Import File.
From the Import Boards dialog, either drag the JSON file into the drop area, or click Browse for File to select the JSON file that you want to import.
Select the boards, sections, and panels to import.
- If you select a panel, the parent section and board are automatically selected.
- If the saved question source for a panel does not already exist in Trends, the import file must contain the source configuration. If a panel uses a module source, the Tanium solution must be installed before you can import the panel.
- If you select a section, the parent board and child panels are automatically selected.
Click Validate.
Verify that the boards, sections, and panels are correct. If any boards or sources in the JSON file do not specify a content set, Trends prompts you to select a content set for those boards and sources.
Click Import.

Trends immediately issues saved questions for any imported saved question sources. Within a few seconds, Trends begins to collect initial results and display data in the boards and panels.

Import saved question sources

You can import saved question source configurations from a JSON file. The sources do not need to be linked to panels. An import cannot delete or modify existing sources. To completely overwrite an existing source, rename or delete the source before you import the JSON file.

From the Trends menu, click Sources.
Click Import.
From the Import Sources dialog, either drag the JSON file into the drop area, or click Browse for File to select the JSON file that you want to import.
Select the sources to import and click Validate.
Verify that the sources are correct. If any sources in the JSON file do not specify a content set, Trends prompts you to select a content set for those sources.
Click Import.

Trends imports the sources and immediately issues the saved questions. Trends begins to collect initial results within a few seconds.