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About Exporting and Importing Repositories

You can export and import the entire repository using Export/Import option in the Database Configuration Wizard. Use this utility when you want to back up your repository, restore your repository, or move all repository objects to another environment that shares the same physical database schema as the source environment.

If you do not need to export and import the entire repository, but need to export and import sets of objects only, use Siebel archive files. For more information, see Exporting Objects to an Archive File.

CAUTION:  If you need to migrate a customized repository and schema from one environment to another, such as migrating a development environment to a test environment, do not use the Export/Import option in the Database Configuration Wizard. Instead, you must use the Repository Migration Utility (dev2prod).

NOTE:  After using the Repository Migration Utility, you must reset the Locked and Allow Object Locking columns.

For information on repository migration and the Repository Migration Utility, see Siebel Database Upgrade Guide and Going Live with Siebel Business Applications.

Supported Source and Target Databases for Importing and Exporting Repositories

The source and target databases must be configured for the same Siebel version. It is not recommended that you migrate a repository between two databases that are on different release or patch levels. Siebel applications support importing and exporting repository data from the source databases to the target databases listed in Table 41.