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Deploying Sessions Using Export Files
Deploying sessions using export files is one means to migrate data from one Siebel application environment to another, and is a task in the Process for Migrating Customizations Between Applications. For other deployment options, see the following sections:
Before deploying a session, make sure that required configurations are complete and a deployment session exists. See Creating Deployment Sessions Using ADM for information on creating deployment sessions and other required configurations. To migrate data using export files, perform the following tasks:
- Export a deployment session from the source system to a deployment session XML file.
- Import the deployment session XML file to the target system.
To export a deployment session file
- Access the source system, that is, the system from which you want to migrate data.
- From the application-level menu, choose Navigation > Site Map > Application Deployment Manager screen.
- From the link bar, click Deployment Sessions.
- Select the deployment session of interest. Make sure the Export to File and the Deployment Lock fields are checked.
- Click the Deploy button.
- Enter the network path for the export directory, then click the Export button. (Do not specify a file name. ADM automatically generates a file name based on the items within the session.)
For example, on Windows, if the network administrator sets up a shared directory called stage_1 on the server OMEGA, then the network path supplied to ADM should be \\OMEGA\stage_1.
Click the Refresh button to update the status of the deployment.
NOTE: The network path is relative to the Siebel Server. It is recommended to set up a common area for file operations, which is accessible from all the Siebel Servers. Additional set-up tasks may be necessary depending on the Siebel Server operating system.
- Navigate to the network path entered in the previous step to review and access the export file.
- Check the details of the deployment by reviewing ADM log files and EAI queue. See Reviewing the ADM Data Migration for further information on these tasks.
NOTE: The volume of data and the number of items within a session contribute to the processing time.
To import a deployment session file
- Access the target system, that is, the system to which you want to migrate data.
- Make sure the source file is accessible.
- From the application-level menu, choose Navigation > Site Map > Application Deployment Manager screen.
- From the link bar, click Deployment Sessions.
- In the Deployment Sessions list, click the menu button and then Deploy from File.
- Enter the network path and file name for the import file, then click the Import button.
NOTE: The import process requires the file name as input. If the export session generated multiple files, the import step needs to be executed for each file.
- Check the details of the deployment by reviewing the target application object manager log files and EAI queue. See Reviewing the ADM Data Migration for further information on these tasks.
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