DataFlux Data Management Studio 2.6: User Guide

Exporting and Importing Packages

Overview

You can use the Export wizard to export one or more jobs, profiles, or other objects to another repository to which you are not connected. You can also use it to import a package of metadata objects that was exported from Data Management Studio.

Note: It is recommended that you create the same folder structure on the DataFlux Data Management Server that was created in DataFlux Data Management Studio. For example, if your DataFlux Data Management Studio jobs are in a sub-folder of the custom folder batch_jobs, then create the same folder structure under the Batch Jobs folder on the server. In DataFlux Data Management Studio, it is recommended that you build and test your batch jobs in the custom folder called batch_jobs (or in a sub-folder of it), because mirroring these folders will help preserve any references where one DataFlux Data Management Studio job references another.

Export a Package of Objects

1. Identify all of the objects that you want to export. Identify any dependencies that you need to manage. For example, if you want to export a profile that depends on certain business rules, you will need to export the rules as well unless the target repository has the same rules.
2. (Optional) Move or copy all objects to be exported into a single user-defined folder in the Folders tree. This will make it easier to select and export a collection of different kinds of objects. For more information, see Copying and Moving Metadata Objects.
3. In the Folders tree, select the folder that contains objects to export. A list of the objects in the folder appears on the right.
4. To export the entire folder, right-click the folder and select Export. To export selected objects in the folder, select them in the right pane, and then click the Export icon in the toolbar.
5. Follow the prompts for the Export wizard.

Import a Package of Objects

1. Identify the physical path to the metadata package that was exported from Data Management Studio.
2. Display user-defined folders by clicking the Group Items by Type icon at the top of the Folders tree.
3. If you need to keep the directory structure, select the checkbox for "Keep repository folder structure."
4. Right-click a target folder, and then select Import.
5. Navigate to the location where you can access the metadata package and select it.
6. Follow the prompts for the Import wizard.

Note: A field in a business rule is identified by name only. If you import a business rule field that has the same name as a business rule field in the current repository, the field in the current repository will be overwritten.

For an example of how to use the Export wizard to export one or more jobs to a DataFlux Data Management Server, see Deploying Jobs to a Data Management Server.