---
title: "Export company configuration"
slug: "export-company-configuration"
description: "Export your MDM company configuration to an XML file for easy import into another D365 F&SCM environment. Follow simple steps for seamless transfer."
tags: ["Task topic"]
updated: 2026-03-20T12:20:38Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:34Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/export-company-configuration"
---

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# Export company configuration

You can export an MDM company configuration to an XML file. So, you can import it in another D365 F&SCM environment.

If you export a company configuration, depending on the company type, these settings of these fields are included:

| Type | Exported Data | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Standard | Type |  |
| Company accounts ID | Only the company account ID is exported. The related legal entity is not exported. |
| Data stewards | - Name - Email address Only the user ID is exported. The related user is not exported. |
| External | Type |  |
| ID |  |
| Data stewards | - Name - Email address Only the user ID is exported. The related user is not exported. |
| Target group | Type |  |
| ID |  |
| Target companies - Name | A target company refers to an MDM company. In the export, you can optionally include the MDM companies to which the target companies refer. If you do so, only the company account IDs are exported. The related legal entities are not exported. |
| Hierarchy | Type |  |
| ID |  |
| Organization hierarchy | Only the organization hierarchy ID is exported. The related organization hierarchy is not exported. |

### Steps

1. Click **Master data management - Setup**.
2. Click the **Companies** tab.
3. In the list, find and select the desired company.
4. Click **Edit**.
5. On the **Company** page, on the **Action Pane**, click **Deploy**.
6. Click **Export** company to file.
7. In the **Download file** field, type a value.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You are advised to always include '.xml' in the export file name.
8. You can run the export of companies in the background. While the export runs, you can continue with other activities in the environment.

Select **Yes** in the **Run in background** field.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> You can only run the export in the background if you export one company. If several companies are selected, automatically, the **Run in background** field is set to **No** and disabled.
9. If the selected company is of type **Target group**, you can include the target companies in the export. As a result, all target companies are automatically selected in the companies list.

Click **Include companies**.
10. You can select other companies to be included in the export.

In the list, find and select the desired companies.
11. Click **OK**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the export is not run in the background, the export file is downloaded automatically to your local downloads location.
12. Sub-task: Get export file.
  1. If the export is run in the background, the export file is not downloaded automatically. It is stored in the **Download transactions** for manual download.

On the **Action Pane**, click **Deploy**.
  2. Click **Download transactions**.
  3. In the list, find and select the desired record.
  4. Click **Download**.
  5. Close the page.
13. Close the page.

## Related

- [Exchange MDM studio configuration](/exchange-mdm-studio-configuration.md)