A Project consists of a set of Project files. These files include all the information needed by the StreamServer application to collect, transform, and deliver data. To make this information available to the StreamServer application, you must first export the Project, and then deploy the exported Project to the StreamServer application.
When you export a Project, you create an export file (*.export) that includes all the configuration files needed by the StreamServer application. The export file includes the configuration files for all Platform layers defined in the Project.
You also have to option to include the.dcpackage file in the export file. Including the
.dcpackage affects performance if you make a local redploy from Design Center.
When you deploy a Project to a StreamServer application, you must specify which Platform layer to deploy. All the configuration files are then extracted from the export file, and stored in the working directory of the StreamServer application. See the
Control Center documentation for more information on how to deploy Projects.