How to export and import a Jasper Server Repository on a remote system

In this blog I have explained the steps to import and export the JasperServer Repository (In the steps below I have used a Remote Linux Machines accessed via windows machine)

Before following the steps there would be requirement of following softwares-
1. WinSCP - To browse the files in Linux machine
2. PuTTy - To run the commands for export/import in the Linux shell

Steps Export reports in Jasper Reports

1. Open PuTTy - and key in the IP address 

2. Enter the username and password.

3. Navigate to the folder /opt/jasperreport-server-5.0/buildomatic

4. Run the command  ./js-export.sh --uris <Path of the Report>  --output-dir <Name of the folder to be exported>

5. Open the WinSCP, and key in the  IP Address as well as the credentials and set the Protocol as SFTP .

6. Navigate to the folder /opt/jasperreport-server-5.0/buildomatic

7. Drag and drop the folder created earlier to the local machine.

Steps Import reports in Jasper Reports

1. Open the WinSCP, and key in the  IP Address as well as the credentials and set the Protocol as SFTP .

2. Navigate to the folder /opt/jasperreport-server-5.0/buildomatic

3. Drag and drop the folder downloaded with the report.

4. Now Open PuTTy - and key in the IP address 

5. Enter the username and password.

6. Navigate to the folder /opt/jasperreport-server-5.0/buildomatic

7. Run the command  ./js-import.sh --input-dir <name of the folder copied earlier>