Export the site data from the source environment

This process exports all items from the Sitecore site source environment and uploads them to Azure Blob Storage, where they can be accessed by the SitecoreAI Pathway app.

To export the site data from the source environment:

1. Unpack the SXPSiteExtraction downloaded from the SitecoreAI Pathway app.

2. In your CM server, locate the AppConfig/Sitecore/ServicesClient/Sitecore.Services.Client.config file and ensure that the Sitecore.Services.SecurityPolicy setting has the value Sitecore.Services.Infrastructure.Web.Http.Security.ServicesOnPolicy.

   This change allows the extraction handler to access the required APIs.

   IMPORTANT

   Revert this setting to its original value after the extraction is complete.

3. In your CM server, navigate to the sitecore/admin directory and upload the ExtractorHandler.ashx file that was part of SXPSiteExtraction.zip. To verify the handler is accessible, send a request to the .ashx file. A valid response indicates the handler is working correctly.

4. On the Configure SitecoreAI instance page of the migration wizard, in the Generate storage for source Sitecore XP page data section, click in the Upload URL field and copy the Azure Blob Storage URL.

   

5. Open a terminal and run the extraction app (Extractor.App.Con.exe) with the following parameters:

   • CM Host - the hostname of the source XM/XP Content Management host.
   • Username - the username of an admin account on the source XM/XP environment.
   • Password - the password for the admin account.
   • Upload URL - the Azure Blob Storage URL.

   For example:

   .\Extractor.App.Con.exe --cmHostName={YOUR_CM_HOST} --userName={YOUR_ADMIN_USER_NAME} --password={YOUR_PASSWORD} --uploadUrl="{UPLOAD_URL}"