Archive an exporter

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title: Archive an exporter
description: Archive an exporter to preserve its record and remove it from the lists that you use in your everyday work.
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# Archive an exporter

Archive an exporter to preserve its record and remove it from the lists that you use in your everyday work.

## Before you begin

**Important:** DevOps Config is now deprecated and no longer supported or available for new activation.

Role required: cdm\_exporter\_editor, or cdm\_editor, or cdm\_admin

## About this task

-   You can archive only exporters that have standard runs.
-   You can copy and test run an archived exporter. You cannot use the API to run an archived exporter.
-   You cannot perform the export operation using an archived exporter.
-   You cannot delete, modify, publish, or rename an archived exporter or any of its versions.
-   You cannot create new draft of or reuse the name of an archived exporter.
-   To restore an exporter for normal use, set its **State** value to **Active** and publish a version.

## Procedure

1.  While working on an exporter on the **Exporter builder** tab or while viewing a list of exporters, select the exporter and then select **Archive**.

    The **State** value of the exporter is set to **Archived**.