Export flows from AFA

Relevant for: AFA users, including privileged users and administrators

AFA users can select rules from a device's policy in AFA, and export them as application flows in AppViz. Either transfer the flows directly to AppViz, or download a CSV file to analyze or edit and then import into AppViz.

Export Policy Rules from AFA: Watch to learn about exporting flows from AFA.

Do the following:

  1. Switch to AFA. For details, see Logins and other basics.

  2. View the desired device, group, or matrix. For details, see Devices, groups, and matrices.

  3. Click the Policy tab.

    The Policy tab appears in the right pane, displaying the device policy.

  4. Select the flows you want to export by selecting their check box in the left column.

    Selecting the check box in the header row selects all the flows on the page you are viewing, not all of the flows on all pages.

    You can filter the displayed traffic flows. For more details, see Devices, groups, and matrices.

  5. In the Export To area, click AppViz.

    The Export to AppViz dialog box appears.

  6. Do one of the following:

    • If you want to export the flows to an existing application, select the application in the drop-down menu.

    • If you want to export the flows to a new application, click New application, and type a name for the application in the field.

      Transfer the flows directly to AppViz

      Click Export.

      The flows are transferred to the specified application in AppViz, and a success message appears.

      To view the updated application, click Open application, and then click OK.
      Download the flows first

      Click Download CSV.

      The CSV file defining the flows is downloaded to your computer.

      For more details, see Update data via CSV files.

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Rules that are not imported automatically

The following types of rules are not imported automatically:

  • Disabled rules
  • Deny rules
  • Rules with drop actions
  • Rules that already exist in AppViz

If some of your selected rules cannot be imported, AFA provides a CSV to download containing the rule details. Edit the CSV file if needed, and then use it to import the rules into AppViz manually. For details, see Update data via CSV files.

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