Using WebLogic Integration - Business Connect

Exporting and Importing Data

The following topics provide information about exporting configuration data in Administrator and log data in Tracker and importing the data to a new installation of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect.

Procedures

This information is about exporting and importing data only within version 8.1 of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect. If you want to copy data from one version of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect to another, see "Upgrading" in Installing WebLogic Integration - Business Connect.

You might want to export data and preserve it in the event you want to back up data or use WebLogic Integration - Business Connect on a computer other than where you first installed the application.

The utility that enables you to import configuration and log data only allows you to import data into a newly installed instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect. The utility does not allow you to import data into an instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect that already has data. Moreover, you can only export and import data on the same platform (for example, export from WebLogic Integration - Business Connect on Windows and import to WebLogic Integration - Business Connect on Windows).

Exporting Administrator Data

Use this procedure to export a file containing all data in Administrator about company and partner profiles, schedules, certificates and users. This procedure is only for exporting data from version 8.1 of Administrator.

The exported data can be imported only to a newly installed instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect 8.1. You cannot import the file to the same system that exported the data.

Steps

Select File—>Save Administrator Data in Administrator to open the Save Administrator Data dialog box.

Type the name of the data file to export and select the export directory. The default file name is Administrator.dat.

Click Save. The Export Password dialog box opens. Setting a password for the data file you export is an optional step. Setting a password encrypts sensitive data in the file. It also ensures that only a user who knows the password can import the file to Administrator.

If you want, type a password in the password field and retype it in the confirm password field. For security, the password appears as asterisks. You can use alphanumeric characters for your password.

Although not required, a password is recommended. However, there is no way to recover a lost or forgotten password. If you lose or forget your password, you must export the data file again and create another password.
If you do not want a password for the exported file, leave these fields blank.

Click OK to save the data file to the selected directory.

Exporting Tracker Data

Use this procedure to export a file containing runtime log data in Tracker. Archived data is not exported. This procedure is only for exporting data from version 8.1 of Tracker.

The exported data can be imported only to a newly installed instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect 8.1. You cannot import the file to the same system that exported the data.

Steps

Select File—>Save Tracker Runtime Data in Tracker to open the Save Tracker Data dialog box.

Type the name of the data file to export and select the export directory. The default file name is Tracker.dat.

If you want, type a password in the password field and retype it in the confirm password field. For security, the password appears as asterisks. You can use alphanumeric characters for your password.

Although not required, a password is recommended. However, there is no way to recover a lost or forgotten password. If you lose or forget your password, you must export the data file again and create another password.
If you do not want a password for the exported file, leave these fields blank.

Click OK to save the data file to the selected directory.

Importing Data

Use this procedure to import a file containing Administrator data or Tracker data or both. You can import data only into a new instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect that does not have any configuration or log data.

This procedure is only about importing to a newly installed instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect 8.1 the data exported from a previously installed instance of WebLogic Integration - Business Connect 8.1.

Before performing this procedure you must have exported the data for Administrator or Tracker or both. See Exporting Administrator Data and Exporting Tracker Data.

Steps

Install the version 8.1 software.

Using the newly installed 8.1 software, start the import database utility in the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect bin directory to open the Import Database window.

In Windows, in the WebLogic Integration - Business Connect bin directory, double-click Import.bat.
In UNIX, run the following command:
installation_directory/bin/import Figure 13-1 Import Database Window

On the Import Database window, make sure the check boxes for the data files you want to import are selected. The check boxes are Configuration for Administrator data and Logs for Tracker data. Both check boxes are selected by default.

Click Browse next to the Configuration File field to open a browse dialog box. Select the Administrator.dat file in the directory where you saved the file and click Open. If you created a password for the data file when you exported it, type it in the password field.

Click Browse next to the Logs File field to open a browse dialog box. Select the Tracker.dat file in the directory where you saved the file and click Open. If you created a password for the data file when you exported it, type it in the password field.

Click Import to start the import process. When the process is completed, a message appears confirming the success of the import.

Click Close to close the Import Database window.

Start the Server application.