added info for importing and exporting tasks, resolves #102

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Scott Anderson 2019-03-25 14:21:35 -06:00
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1. Click on the **Tasks** icon in the left navigation menu.
{{< nav-icon "tasks" >}}
2. Click **Import** in the upper right.
2. Click **+ Create Task** in the upper right.
3. Select **Import Task**.
3. Drag and drop or select a file to upload.
4. Click **Upload Task**.
4. Click **Import JSON as Task**.
### Clone a task
1. Click on the **Tasks** icon in the left navigation menu.
{{< nav-icon "tasks" >}}
2. Hover over the task you would like to clone and click the **{{< icon "duplicate" >}}** that appears.
4. Click **Clone**.
## Create a task using the influx CLI
Use `influx task create` command to create a new task.

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v2_0:
name: Delete a task
parent: Manage tasks
weight: 204
weight: 205
---
## Delete a task in the InfluxDB UI

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---
title: Export a task
seotitle: Export an InfluxDB task
description: How to export a data processing task from InfluxDB using the InfluxDB user interface.
menu:
v2_0:
name: Export a task
parent: Manage tasks
weight: 204
---
InfluxDB allows you to export tasks from the InfluxDB user interface (UI).
Tasks are exported as downloadable JSON files.
To export a task:
## Delete a task in the InfluxDB UI
1. Click the **Tasks** icon in the left navigation menu.
{{< nav-icon "tasks" >}}
2. In the list of tasks, hover over the task you would like to export and click
the **{{< icon "gear" >}}** that appears.
3. Select **Export**.
4. Click **Download JSON** to download the exported JSON file or copy and paste
the raw JSON into your local text editor and save.