Using the Batch Import Tool to Import a Package That Was Created by the Export SAS Package Wizard

You can use the batch import tool to import a package that was created by the export wizard. When you run the export wizard, it creates a substitution properties file and places it in the package. If you want to provide different values for servers, paths, or other resources, then you must extract the substitution file and modify the properties. Follow these steps:
  1. Extract the substitution properties file from the package.
    CAUTION:
    Do not save the package file after you perform the extract. Packages cannot be imported after they have been saved using a process other than the promotion tools.
  2. Modify the target values in the substitution properties file as needed. See Using the Substitution Properties File.
  3. (Optional) Rename the properties file so that it has the same base filename as the package. For example, if your package is named Package1.spk, then rename the properties file Package1.subprop.
  4. Specify –subprop in the batch import command. If you did not rename the package (as described in the preceding step), then you must specify the substitution properties filename with this option.
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