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Chapter 2Administering SugarPublishing Customized ModulesTo publish a module after you customize it in Studio, you will need to export it as a zipfile to your local machine and then upload it from your machine into Sugar using theModule Loader.To publish a customized module1. On the Studio home page, click Export Customizations.The Export Customizations page displays the customized modules and indicatesthe area of customization. The screen shown below indicates that Opportunitiesmodule contains one or more customized fields.2. Enter the following information:Package Name. Enter a name for the export package. The package will containthe customized modules that you select.Author. Enter your name as the author.Description. Enter a brief description of the package.3. Select the modules that you want to export.4. Click Export.The system creates a zip file and displays a dialog box that allows you to open thefile or save it to a disk.5. Select Save to Disk and click OK.On MS Windows, the system saves it in the Downloads directory.You can upload the file into Sugar using the Module Loader. For more information,see “Module Loader” on page 92.Module LoaderUse the Module Loader to install Sugar modules, custom modules, upgrades, languagepacks, Sugar Dashlets, and themes.You can create custom modules in the Module Builder. A custom module is containedwithin a package. When you deploy the package, it becomes available to other users in92 Sugar Community Edition Installation and Administration Guide