A semantic model must pass Check Consistency before you can export it. A semantic model doesn't need to pass Advanced Check before you can export it. See Check the Consistency of a Semantic Model.

If you export a semantic model (.rpd file) that uses JDBC, Semantic Modeler exports the connection as ODBC Advanced.

Oracle recommends that you use export and import to share files with other developers, but not for collaborative semantic model development. Exporting and importing a model creates a copy of the model, and developers who import the model aren't working on the same version of the model. For collaborative model development use Git or permissions. See About Collaborative Semantic Model Development.

If you're working in a Windows or Linux environment, you can use the jsontorpd utility to export a semantic model. See Generate an .rpd File from JSON/SMML.

You can choose from these export options:

• Exporting to .zip - Choose to export to a .zip file if you want to back up the semantic model, or share the semantic model's SMML files and not a compiled .rpd file. Oracle Analytics doesn't generate historic information or log files when you export to a .zip file.

  You can open the .zip file locally and work with the SMML files to perform design time tasks such as search and replace. After you're finished with your tasks, you can export the files to a .zip file and upload it to create a semantic model in your environment.

• Exporting to .rpd - Choose to export to an .rpd file to back up the semantic model, or if you want the users you share the file with to only open the semantic model in Semantic Modeler.

  When you export to a .rpd file, Oracle Analytics generates log files and stores the export file with the semantic model's history. See Download an Exported .rpd File.