Importing and Exporting Project Metadata
Each project created in ThemeBuilder is based on a metadata file that contains specific information about the created customizations, the imported variables, CSS files, external fonts, and other application data. The metadata files can be used as a backup to restore, as a troubleshooting solution, or to manually migrate a project to a different version of ThemeBuilder. The metadata is not automatically generated and can be explicitly exported and imported through the application's user interface.
Exporting Metadata
When you contact the ThemeBuilder support, you may need to provide the project metadata. This information allows the product developers to analyze the data and suggest a solution.
To download the metadata for a ThemeBuilder project:
- Navigate to the ThemeBuilder dashboard.
- Locate the project under My Projects.
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Select the ... button in the lower right corner, and then select Export Metadata.
Exporting the metadata allows you to work around issues caused by breaking changes, for example, to handle breaking changes in the
themeStyleOverrides.
Importing Metadata
Importing a project's metadata allows you to upload project files that you modify manually without using the ThemeBuilder app. This may be required when troubleshooting a specific issue or migrating a project, for example, after breaking changes in the Telerik and Kendo UI themes.
To download the metadata for a ThemeBuilder project:
- Navigate to the ThemeBuilder dashboard.
- Open the project.
- From the toolbar, select the project menu dropdown.
- Select Import Metadata.