Moving Sitecore items from one system to another

Steps on how to move Sitecore items from one system to another...Remember to use the desired database for this.


Source System

Select the content from the "Source System".  to do this go to the Sitecore desktop and click the "Start Menu" > "Development Tools" > "Package Designer"

Enter the name of the package, and click the "Items Statically".

Select the tree items you desire, then select either "Add with Subitems" or "Add Item".  The click "Next"

Enter the Name in the "Source System" field

After selecting Next and Close.  At the main window, select "Generate Zip".  This is where we create the downloadable file for the target system.

Enter the name desired, and click next and you will see a download icon.  Select that icon and you will now have on your local machine, the zip file with your Sitecore items.

Now to the Target System

From the Sitecore desktop, select the "Start Menu" > "Development Tools" > "Installation Wizard"

Select "Upload Package".  This will allow you to find the downloaded zip file from the previous steps and upload that zip file.

Once uploaded, choose the package, then remember to not choose to restart anything.  Once you are done, navigate to the location in your tree to validate that the package did indeed upload as desired.