---
title: "Export Configuration"
description: "Optimize your export configuration with our detailed guide including properties like dates, changesets, and inclusions for seamless data management. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/export"
---

# <a id="top"></a>Export Configuration

An Object

##### Table of Contents

- [Overview](#top "Overview")
- [Properties](#properties "Properties")
- [Schema](#schema "Schema")

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## <a id="properties"></a>Properties

The following properties are available:

| Property | Type | Default | Read-Only | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| artifactDependencies | array |  | No |  |
| artifactIncludes | array |  | No |  |
| endChangeset | string |  | No | Only include data that is relevant to changesets at or before the specified changeset. |
| endDate | object |  | No | Only include objects whose modification date is before this time (epoch millis). This is used for partial or rolling exports. |
| forceIncludes | boolean |  | No |  |
| includeACLs | boolean | true | No | Whether to include ACLs during export. |
| includeActivities | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Activities during export. |
| includeAttachments | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Attachments for Attachables during export. |
| includeBinaries | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Binaries for data stores during export. |
| includeTeams | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Teams during export. |
| startChangeset | string |  | No | Only include data that is relevant to changesets at or beyond the specified changeset. |
| startDate | object |  | No | Only include objects whose modification date is after this time (epoch millis). This is used for partial or rolling exports. |

## <a id="schema"></a>Schema

```json

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Export Configuration",
  "properties": {
    "startDate": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only include objects whose modification date is after this time (epoch millis). This is used for partial or rolling exports."
    },
    "endDate": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Only include objects whose modification date is before this time (epoch millis). This is used for partial or rolling exports."
    },
    "startChangeset": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only include data that is relevant to changesets at or beyond the specified changeset."
    },
    "endChangeset": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Only include data that is relevant to changesets at or before the specified changeset."
    },
    "includeACLs": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include ACLs during export."
    },
    "includeTeams": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Teams during export."
    },
    "includeActivities": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Activities during export."
    },
    "includeBinaries": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Binaries for data stores during export."
    },
    "includeAttachments": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Attachments for Attachables during export."
    },
    "artifactDependencies": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "artifactIncludes": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    },
    "forceIncludes": {
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "id": "export"
}
```