Using the Batch Import Tool to Import a Package That Was Created in SAS 9.1.3

You can use the batch import tool to import a package that was created by the BI Manager export wizard in SAS 9.1.3, subject to the following special considerations:
  • The SAS 9.1.3 environment must have the correct software versions. For details, see Ensuring the Correct Software Version When Exporting from SAS 9.1.3.
  • In SAS 9.1.3, only the following types of objects can be exported: data explorations, documents, deployed jobs, external files, folders, generated transformations, information maps, jobs, job flows, libraries, mining results, notes, reports, stored processes, and tables. In SAS 9.2 and SAS 9.3, a larger number of object types can be imported and exported.
  • For the servers, paths, and other resources that are associated with the imported objects, the batch tool will apply the same values that were used in the SAS 9.1.3 environment. After the import is completed, you must use SAS Management Console (or other SAS applications, as needed) to modify the imported objects' properties so that their associated servers, paths, and other values are correct for the target environment.
CAUTION:
Use of the batch import tool to import SAS 9.1.3 packages can result in a significant number of broken metadata associations, such as tables with no associated library, jobs with missing tables, transformations within jobs with missing mappings, and expressions within mappings with missing columns.
As a best practice, you should use the batch import tool to import a SAS 9.1.3 package only if the resources associated with the imported objects have the same values in the two environments. Otherwise, it is strongly recommended that you use the Import SAS Package wizard in SAS Management Console, SAS Data Integration Studio, or SAS OLAP Cube Studio.