What is Custom Data?

FlexNet Code Insight 6.13.3

Custom data refers to user-created licenses, components, and component versions. When custom data is exported, it is written to a custom data XML file (customData.xml) that is separate from an exported workspace XML file (workspaceData.xml). The following rules apply to the export and import of custom data:

Custom data is exported any time you export a workspace which references custom data.
If multiple workspaces are exported all at once, only one custom data XML file containing all the pieces of custom data referenced by all of the exported workspaces is generated.
To export all of the custom data form the core server, use the -export_all_custom_data flag.
Custom data can be imported along with a workspace which uses that custom data, or the custom data can be imported by itself.
If you attempt to import a workspace into a database that does not contain custom data used by that workspace, the workspace import will fail.