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Siebel Business Process Framework: Task UI Guide > Testing, Troubleshooting, Deploying, and Administering a Task UI > Deploying and Migrating a Task UI >
Migrating a Task UI
This topic is a step in Roadmap for Developing a Task UI. Migration is the process of moving object definitions between environments. For example:
- Between a development environment and a test environment
- Between a test environment and a production environment
This topic describes deployment and migration options that are available with a task UI. Deployment and migration options for a task UI are similar to the deployment and migration options that are available for a workflow process. For more information, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide. Before you migrate data, make sure the data that the task UI requires exists in the target environment. For example, if the task UI requires custom entries in the List Of Values (LOV) table, then make sure these entries exist and are active. To migrate a task UI
- Choose the migration option that most closely meets your requirements.
For more information, see Comparison of Migration Options.
- Do the migration.
For more information, see the relevant documentation for the migration option you chose in Step 1.
Comparison of Migration Options
Table 18 compares options for migrating a task UI.
Table 18. Comparison of Options for Migrating a Task UI
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Application Deployment Manager (ADM) |
Use ADM in the following situations:
- You are migrating customization data for your entire enterprise, including data from a task UI.
- You must migrate more than 10 task UI deployments at one time.
ADM is a tool that streamlines the process of deploying enterprise customization data, such as views, responsibilities, assignment rules, tasks, and workflow processes. A task deployment package in ADM includes the Siebel Repository File (SRF), tasks, subtasks, and their run-time settings, such as activation and expiration times. For more information, see Siebel Application Deployment Manager Guide. |
Repository Import and Export (REPIMEXP) |
Use REPIMEXP in the following situations:
- You are rolling out your release and you must migrate most or all repository objects.
- You do not need to use ADM or you cannot use ADM.
REPIMEXP is a manual process that you can use for repository migration. You can use it to migrate repository objects in bulk, including object definitions for a task UI. REPIMEXP is a command line utility that resides in the BIN directory of your Siebel installation. Enter the following command in a command prompt to view usage options: repimexp /help
If you use REPIMEXP, then you cannot pick and choose the task UIs to migrate. You can use one of the other migration options to migrate a single task UI or to migrate only some task UIs. |
Import and export |
Use import and export in the following situations:
- You can migrate task UIs in increments of approximately 10 or less.
- You must back up sets of objects.
- You must migrate objects.
In Siebel Tools, you can export objects from the SRF to an archive file (SIF), and then import objects from the archive file back to the SRF. You can include individual objects or entire projects in an archive file. Example individual objects include business components, applets, views, and task UIs. For more information, see Using Siebel Tools. |
Publish |
For more information, see Publishing a Task UI. |
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