description: Saves a Configuration Manager configuration item to a file. external help file: AdminUI.PS.dll-Help.xml Module Name: ConfigurationManager ms.date: 11/29/2018 schema: 2.0.0 title: Export-CMConfigurationItem
Saves a Configuration Manager configuration item to a file.
Export-CMConfigurationItem [-Name] <String> -Path <String> [-DisableWildcardHandling] [-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Export-CMConfigurationItem [-Id] <Int32> -Path <String> [-DisableWildcardHandling] [-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
Export-CMConfigurationItem [-InputObject] <IResultObject> -Path <String> [-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
The Export-CMConfigurationItem cmdlet saves a Configuration Manager configuration item to a specified .cab file. You can specify items by ID, name, or by use of the Get-CMConfigurationItem cmdlet.
Configuration items contain one or more settings, along with compliance rules. For more information about configuration items, see Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager.
Note
Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.
PS XYZ:\>Export-CMConfigurationItem -Id "16777568" -Path "C:\Exports\CI16777568.cab"This command exports a configuration item with the identifier named 16777568 to the specified file.
PS XYZ:\>Export-CMConfigurationItem -Name "ConfigItem76" -Path "C:\Exports\CIConfigItem76.cab"This command exports a configuration item named ConfigItem76 to the specified file.
PS XYZ:\> $CIObj=Get-CMConfigurationItem -Id "16777568"
PS XYZ:\> Export-CMConfigurationItem -InputObject $CIObj -Path "C:\Exports\CI16777568.cab"The first command gets a configuration item with the specified identifier and stores it in the $CIObj variable.
The second command exports the item in the $CIObj variable to the specified file.
This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies an array of identifiers for one or more configuration items. You can use a comma separated list.
Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: SearchByIdMandatory
Aliases: CIId, CI_ID
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies a configuration item object. To obtain a configuration item object, you can use the Get-CMConfigurationItem cmdlet.
Type: IResultObject
Parameter Sets: SearchByValueMandatory
Aliases:
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies an array of names of configuration items. You can use a comma separated list.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: SearchByNameMandatory
Aliases: LocalizedDisplayName
Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseSpecifies a full file path for an export file.
Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: FileName, FilePath, ExportFilePath
Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalsePrompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseShows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi
Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: FalseThis cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Introduction to Compliance Settings in Configuration Manager
Get-CMConfigurationItemXMLDefinition