# Export project

> You can export projects from Test Manager to a file to allow you to recreate the project later. Use this feature to:

You can export projects from Test Manager to a file to allow you to recreate the project later. Use this feature to:

* Transfer entire testing projects to different tenants or instances of Test Manager.
* Create backup copies of any of your projects.

## How it works

Exporting a project generates a TMH file that can be then [imported in another Test Manager instance](https://docs.uipath.com/test-manager/standalone/2025.10/user-guide/import-project#importing-into-an-existing-project-in-test-manager). This includes objects such as requirements, test cases, test sets, labels, custom fields, attachments, and automation information. The export process is done asynchronously, notifying when the export process is finished.
:::note
Users with a valid Test Manager license can export projects. For more information, check [User and Group Access Management](https://docs.uipath.com/test-manager/standalone/2025.10/user-guide/managing-users-and-groups#user-and-group-access-management).
:::

## Considerations

The export TMH file contains:

 <colgroup>
  <col/>
  <col/>
 </colgroup>
 
  
    Exported objects 
    Details 
  
 
 
  
    Test objects 
    When you export a project, you can choose the export TMH file to contain one or all of the following:
      
         Requirements 
         Preconditions 
         Test cases 
         Postconditions 
         Test sets (and their corresponding labels) 
         Object labels 
         Attachments 
         Custom field values (definitions are not exported) 
         Automation information for test cases, including linkage between a test case and an Orchestrator automation 
         Test results (available only if you export test cases) 
         Defects (available only if you export test results, exports only references) 
      

  
  
    Assignments between objects 
   
      
         Assignments between requirements and test cases 
         Static assignments between test cases and test sets 
         Since dynamic assignments to test sets are only resolved at the time of execution, dynamically assigned test cases are not exported along with the test sets. 
         Assignments between test objects and labels 
      

  
  
    Project information 
   
      
         Name 
         Prefix 
         Description 
      

  
 

## Prerequisites

To make sure that the export TMH file downloads successfully, set the `buffer response` setting in your API Management Gateway as `false`:

1. Access your API Management Gateway system.
2. Locate the API endpoints that finish with `/download`. You want to set the buffer response to `False` only for API endpoints that have `download` as the API response.
3. Check out the official documentation for your API Management Gateway system. For example, if you use Microsoft Azure, check out the [official documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/api-management/forward-request-policy), to learn how to change the `buffer-response` setting from `true` to `false`.

## Exporting a project from Test Manager - Standalone

Enable email notifications for your Test Manager instance:

1. Select **More Options**![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/test-manager/test-manager-docs-image-more_options_icon_test_manager-ac8cfb1d-e8d350e6.png) in the Test Manager header &gt; **Application Settings**.
2. Inside the **Email** tab select **Enable email notifications**.
3. Configure the values for the email notification event:
   1. **Host** (Required) - The SMTP server address (for example, `smtp-mail.outlook.com`).
   2. **Port** (Required) - The port of the SMTP server.
   3. **Username** - The username that you use for server authentication.
   4. **Password** - The password associated with the username that you use for server authentication.
   5. **Domain** - The domain of **Username**.
   6. **From Address** (Required) - The email address to send the emails from.
   7. **From Display Name** (Required) - The display name of the sender.Select **Save**.

To export an existing project in Test Manager:

1. Sign in to Test Manager. Choose the project you want to export, and select **More Options**. The **Export Project** panel opens.

   :::warning
   **Test Results** aren't included in the export file.
   :::

2. Select the test objects that you want to include in the export file, and then select **Export**.
3. Wait for the export process to finish and open the **Project Export Completed** notification that you receive via email.
4. Select **Download**. You are redirected to the Test Manager instance from where you exported, and the export TMH file downloads automatically. In case the download doesn't start automatically, select **Download**.

   :::note
   If you have not enabled email notifications for your Test Manager instance, you can search for your exported TMH file in the local folder where Test Manager is installed. Follow these steps to find the TMH file:
   1. Navigate to
   C:\Programdata\UiPath TestManager\Storage.
   2. Open the folder that begins with `TMH`, followed by a
   specific tenant ID. This folder stores all attachments found in that particular tenant.
   3. Navigate to the `User` folder, and then the
   `Project` folder.
   4. Open the file titled with the ID of your desired project.
   You can get the ID of your project using the Test Manager APIs.
   5. In the
   `Export` folder you can find all the exported TMH files. The complete path would look like this: C:\Programdata\UiPath TestManager\Storage\TMH-&lt;tenantID&gt;\User/Project\&lt;projectID&gt;\Export.
   :::

![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/test-manager/test-manager-docs-image-129324-5fca5198-18f193d6.gif)