Option to Export Webparts is missing

2012-06-11

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_{Monday, June 11, 2012 2:45 PM}

Hello,

A few days ago I noticed the "Export" option was missing from a calendar webpart, and there was no "Allow Export" checkbox in the webpart propoerties menu. After reading that some webparts do not allow export, I realized the calendar must be one of these type.

However, today I am trying to export a webpart (view) of a normal List. The "export" option is not present, and there is again no "allow export" checkbox in the webpart properties.

I have exported and imported many webparts already, and have read into this process a fair amount, but have come up empty on this one. Anyone encountered this and found a fix?

Thanks!

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_{Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:04 AM}

Hi rc.alex,

By design, XSLTListView web part are not allowed to be exported. By default, most list view webpart(the default webpart for a created list/library) are in this type. So, please expect most default webparts in pages are not allowed to be exported.

The workaround to enable them for exporting is:

Open the included page in SharePoint Designer
Select the web part
Open the Properties panel
Change the "ExportMode" property to be "All"

Thanks,
Jinchun Chen

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_{Thursday, June 14, 2012 5:31 PM}

Jinchun,

I opened the Web Part properties panel in Designer. Here i see the same options that I get when I select "Edit Web Part" using the web-based GUI. I do not see an option labeled "Export Mode." I do see the one "Import Error Message", but any exporting options seem to be missing.

Thanks!

_{Friday, June 15, 2012 7:09 AM}

Hi rc.alex,

The "ExportMode" property can be found from the "Tag Properties" panel as shown below:

Thanks,

Jinchun Chen

_{Friday, June 15, 2012 3:18 PM}

Thanks! That worked! Everything else I had read indicated to use the option in the WP properties, which wasn't available in my WP Properties.

_{Friday, June 15, 2012 3:30 PM}

Jinchun,

When I try to import the WebPart after using this method to allow exporting, I get an error that the list does not exist. I am importing onto a standard webpart page upon which I have already imported several other webparts that had been exportable by default.

Thanks

_{Sunday, June 17, 2012 4:09 AM}

Hi rc.alex,

Even though we can use the workaround I provided to export a web part, but it may not work when we import it later as it has reference to other lists(that may not exist in the current site). That's the reason why SharePoint don't allow to export it by default.

We need to create the web part from target site from scratch in this situation.

Thanks,
Jinchun Chen

_{Monday, June 18, 2012 3:39 PM}

We need to create the web part from target site from scratch in this situation.

With the source list still on the other site?

Thanks

_{Friday, June 22, 2012 4:57 AM}

Yes.

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