Importing/Exporting vs Transporting

The purpose of the Import/Export and Transport Case functions is very similar. However, there are important differences that you must know to be able to make the right choice:

When importing objects you can select the Automation Engine system folder in which the objects should be stored. When transporting, the folders, subfolders and objects are transferred to exactly the same locations in the target Client/System.
Importing/exporting might cause a heavy workload for the Dialog Process (DWP), see Dialog Processes. As the Transport Case loads directly to the database, this is the better choice if you want to transfer large amounts of data.
Using the Transport Case is also recommendable if you want to carry out mass changes in the file that is created for transporting. For example, you want to transfer all the objects in your test system to your production system. The name of the objects contains the TEST_ prefix and you want to replace it everywhere with the PROD_ prefix. You can do so via the AE DB Change utility, see AEDB Change.