ASA SQL User's Guide
Importing and Exporting Data
Transferring large amounts of data into and from your database may be necessary in several situations. For example,
Importing an initial set of data into a new database.
Exporting data from your database for use with other applications, such as spreadsheets.
Building new copies of a database, perhaps with a modified structure.
Creating extractions of a database for replication or synchronization.
Performance considerations of moving data