Understand how to import and export databases
- Last UpdatedMay 21, 2025
- 1 minute read
- PI System
- PI Server 2024 R2
- PI Server
You can export a database from PI System Explorer in XML and then restore it from that XML file by importing it back to PI AF.
To export the database without having to manage XML files, you export the database as a library, as described in Save databases as libraries.
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For information on how to import and export databases with PI System Explorer, watch this video:
For information on how to import and export databases with import and export utilities, watch this video: