def exportJsonConfigToDict(self, xpathList=None):
        """
        Description
            Export the current configuration to a JSON config format and convert to a
            Python Dict.

        Parameter
            xpathList:  To get entire configuration = ['/descendant-or-self::*']
                        To get code fragments such as /vport = ['/vport/descendant-or-self::*']

        Return
            JSON config in a dictionary format.
        """
        if xpathList == None:
            xpathList = ['/descendant-or-self::*']
        
        data = {'arg1': self.ixnObj.apiSessionId+"/resourceManager",
                'arg2': xpathList,
                'arg3': True,
                'arg4': 'json'
        }
        url = self.ixnObj.sessionUrl+'/resourceManager/operations/exportconfig'
        response = self.ixnObj.post(url, data=data)
        response = self.ixnObj.waitForComplete(response, url+'/'+response.json()['id'], silentMode=False)
        return json.loads(response.json()['result'])