This chapter describes how to work with archive (SIF) files. It contains the following topics:

• About Archive Files
• Exporting Objects to an Archive File
• Exporting Objects to an Archive File Using the Command-Line Interface
• About the Application Deployment Manager (ADM)
• Exporting Objects to a Hot-Fix
• Exporting Objects to a Hot-Fix Using the Command-Line Interface
• Generating a Mid-Level Release
• Process of Importing Objects from an Archive File
• Preparing the Target Repository for Import from an Archive File
• Importing Objects from an Archive File
• About the Import Wizard - Review Conflicts and Actions Dialog Box
• Importing Objects from an Archive File Using the Command-Line Interface