2.2 Generating the BI Migration Tool jar File

The BI Migration Tool is self-executing and self-contained. You must generate the BI Migration Tool jar file by using the BI Migration Script (migration-tool.sh). The BI Migration Script is made available after you install the 12c software. This step packages the components of the BI Migration Tool into a single, self-executing jar file, so that it can be easily transported on to an 11g system. To do this, you must have access to a 12c system with a configured domain. You must set up the 12c domain to provide sufficient infrastructure to run the BI Migration Tool and allow it to repackage itself. The 12c domain can be empty at this stage.

To generate the BI Migration Tool jar:

1. Locate the BI Migration Script available at the following location:
   ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/bi/bitools/bin/migration-tool.sh
   Replace the ORACLE_HOME with the actual path to the 12c Oracle home you created when you installed the 12c software.
2. Run the following command to generate the BI Migration Tool:
   ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/bi/bitools/bin/migration-tool.sh package bi-migration-tool.jar
   Replace the ORACLE_HOME with the actual path to the 12c Oracle home you created when you installed the 12c software.
   Where,

   Option	Description
   ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/bi/bitools/bin	Specifies the location of the BI Migration Script.
   package	Specifies the BI Migration Script to perform the packaging operation.
   bi-migration-tool.jar	Specifies the file name of the migration tool jar file where the output is written. In this documentation, the bi-migration-tool.jar file is referred as the "BI Migration Tool" and the migration-tool.sh script is referred as the "BI Migration Script".

3. Copy the BI Migration Tool to the host system from where you want to export data.