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Export Objects

Administrators can use this to export one or more objects, including all child objects, into a single view for easy review and management. For each export, you select the settings and optional profiles and permission sets to include in the object details. The export is done in the background to avoid timing out or exceeding the Salesforce Governor Limits. You will receive an email with a link to the Export Object Attachment record, where you can download your file. You can also use the Download Files link on this page or on the Netwrix Dashboard to download your file.

Platform Governance for Salesforce stores Object-level permissions in a Custom Object. There are two reports (Netwrix Dashboard > Reports > Access Reports) for easy access to this information:

Permissions by Object

Object Permissions by Profile/PermSet

Open Netwrix Dashboard > Tools > Export Objects
Objects is the default tab.

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Objects

Enter all or part of a name in Filter to filter the list of objects.

Select one or more objects in the list. Selected options are shown below the filter. Click the X within the selected option to remove it. You can use the Select All and Clear All options.

Select the objects

Settings to be Exported

Click the toggles to activate or inactivate the settings you want to export.

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Profiles: Object and Field Level Security (Optional)

Enter all or part of a name in Filter to filter the list of profiles.

Select one or more profiles in the list. Selected options are shown below the filter. Click the X within the selected option to remove it. You can use the Select All and Clear All options.

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Permission Sets: Object and Field Level Security (Optional)

Enter all or part of a name in Filter to filter the list of permission sets.

Select one or more permission sets in the list. Selected options are shown below the filter. Click the X within the selected option to remove it. You can use the Select All and Clear All options.

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Download XLS

Click Download XLS to export your selections. An email is sent with a link to the file Object_Export.xls.

Download Files

Click Download Files to see a list of generated files. The file does not appear in the list until it is complete.

Download files

Click on the export name. The Export Attachments tab is opened, showing the attachment detail for your file. Click View file to download it to your Downloads folder.

ObjectExport.xls File

When you open an exported file, this message may be displayed, as the exported ObjectExport.xls file is in XML instead of the Excel format. Click Yes to load the file.

Excel error message - Click Yes to continue.

The ObjectExport.xls file contains a Summary tab and a separate tab for each selected object.

The Summary tab shows who created the export, the creation date and time, list of selected objects, and lists of any selected optional Profiles and Permission Sets.

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The Object tabs contain all of the requested information for each object.

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Export Object Attachment Records

When an Environment Comparison is run, or Object, Profile or User information is exported, an Export Object Attachment Record is created for the export. When an export request is completed, you receive an email notification your export file is ready. The link in the notification opens the Export Object Attachment Record in Salesforce. Your download file is available under Notes & Attachments.

Example Export Object Attachment detail

The export history is saved in Salesforce. You can view the list, or add the Export Object Attachments tabs to your menu bar.

Salesforce Classic View

Salesforce Lightning

Salesforce Classic View

View the List

  1. Click the + in the menu bar to open the All Tabs list (Salesforce Classic).
  2. Select Export Object Attachments.

Export Object Attachments list

Add the Export Object Attachments Tab

  1. Click the + in the menu bar to open the All Tabs list.

  2. Click Customize My Tabs

  3. Select Export Object Attachments from the Available Tabs and add it to the Selected Tabs.

    Add Export Object Attachments to your menu bar in Classic view

  4. Click Save.

Salesforce Lightning

View the List

Enter Export Object Attachments in the Search Salesforce entry box on the top of your page.

Add the Export Object Attachments Tab

  1. Open Setup > Apps > App Manager

  2. Locate Strongpoint in the list. From the pull down menu on the right, select Edit.

  3. Select Export Object Attachments from the Available Tabs and add it to the Selected Tabs.

    Add Export Object Attachments tab to your menu bar in Lightning

  4. Click Save.

Export Profiles and Permission Sets

Administrators can use this tool to export all user permissions into a single view for easy review and management. The export is done in the background to avoid timing out or exceeding the Salesforce Governor Limits. You will receive an email with a link to the Export Object Attachment record, where you can download your file.

  1. Open Netwrix Dashboard > Tools > Export Objects.

  2. Open the Profiles & Permission Sets tab.

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  3. Scroll through the Select Profile to be Exported.

  4. Select one or more objects in the scroll box. Use Shift or Ctrl to select multiple objects.

  5. Click the right arrow to move the items to the Selected Profiles list. To remove an item from the Selected Profiles list, select it and click the left arrow.

  6. Select the Settings to be exported.

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  7. Click Download XLS. The file ProfileExport.xls is created.

ProfilesExport.xls File

When you open an exported file, this message may be displayed, as the exported ProfilesExport.xls file is in XML instead of the Excel format. Click Yes to load the file.

Excel error message - Click Yes to continue.

The ProfilesExport.xls file contains a Summary tab and a separate tab for each selected profile.

The Summary tab shows who created the export, the creation date and time, and the list of selected profiles.

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The Profile tabs contain all of the requested information for each profile.

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Export Users

Exports user information to an XLS file.

Administrators can use this tool to export all user information into a single view for easy review and management. The export is done in the background to avoid timing out or exceeding the Salesforce Governor Limits. You receive an email with a link to the Export Object Attachment record, where you can download your file.

  1. Open Netwrix Dashboard > Tools > Export Objects

  2. Open the Users tab.

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  3. Scroll through the Select User to be Exported or enter all of part .of a user name in the Filter field.

  4. Select one or more objects in the scroll box. Use Shift or Ctrl to select multiple objects.

  5. Click the right arrow to move the items to the Selected Users list. To remove an item from the Selected Users list, select it and click the left arrow.

  6. Select the Settings to be exported.

    export_users_settings

  7. Click Download XLS. The file UserExport.xls is created.

UserExport.xls File

When you open an exported file, this message may be displayed, as the exported UserExport.xls file is in XML instead of the Excel format. Click Yes to load the file.

Excel error message - Click Yes to continue.

The UserExport.xls file contains a Summary tab and a separate tab for each selected user.

The Summary tab shows who created the export, the creation date and time, and the list of selected users.

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The User tabs contain all of the requested information for each exported user.

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