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title: Exporting CMDB
slug: citsmart-8-en/exporting-cmdb
description: Learn how to export XML information for a group of configuration items in this document. Discover how to register the configuration item group, access the export functionality, and initiate the database export process with just a click. Find out about the
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createdAt: 2022-01-19T22:29:44.000Z
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This functionality is intended to <font color="#3b9f0f">**export the information of a group of configuration items in XML**</font>.

## Before getting started

- [x] It is necessary to register previously the group of the configuration item.

## Procedure

1. Access the functionality through the main menu `Processes > Configuration
    Management > CMDB`;
2. Click on the last icon of the first line of the screen and after that click on
   &#x20;"**Export CMDB**";
3. The system will export the information of the database in XML.



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🖊 <u>**Note**</u>**:&#x20;**&#x54;o this new version, it was created **parameter 440**, which should be used whenever
&#x20;the user wants to inform the minimum amount of registries that the system should execute
&#x20;the export in the background.
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