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Deploying Sessions Using Export Files

Deploying sessions using export files is one means to migrate data from one Siebel application environment to another, and is a task in the Process for Migrating Customizations Between Applications. For other deployment options, see the following sections:

• Deploying Sessions Using the Application Deployment Manager GUI
• Deploying Sessions Using Command-Line Interface

Before deploying a session, make sure that required configurations are complete and a deployment session exists. See Creating Deployment Sessions Using ADM for information on creating deployment sessions and other required configurations.

To migrate data using export files, perform the following tasks:

1. Export a deployment session from the source system to a deployment session XML file.
2. Import the deployment session XML file to the target system.

To export a deployment session file

1. Access the source system, that is, the system from which you want to migrate data.
2. From the application-level menu, choose Navigation > Site Map > Application Deployment Manager screen.
3. From the link bar, click Deployment Sessions.
4. Select the deployment session of interest. Make sure the Export to File and the Deployment Lock fields are checked.
5. Click the Deploy button.
6. Enter the network path for the export directory, then click the Export button. (Do not specify a file name. ADM automatically generates a file name based on the items within the session.)

   For example, on Windows, if the network administrator sets up a shared directory called stage_1 on the server OMEGA, then the network path supplied to ADM should be \\OMEGA\stage_1.

   Click the Refresh button to update the status of the deployment.

   NOTE:  The network path is relative to the Siebel Server. It is recommended to set up a common area for file operations, which is accessible from all the Siebel Servers. Additional set-up tasks may be necessary depending on the Siebel Server operating system.

7. Navigate to the network path entered in the previous step to review and access the export file.
8. Check the details of the deployment by reviewing ADM log files and EAI queue. See Reviewing the ADM Data Migration for further information on these tasks.

NOTE:  The volume of data and the number of items within a session contribute to the processing time.

To import a deployment session file

1. Access the target system, that is, the system to which you want to migrate data.
2. Make sure the source file is accessible.
3. From the application-level menu, choose Navigation > Site Map > Application Deployment Manager screen.
4. From the link bar, click Deployment Sessions.
5. In the Deployment Sessions list, click the menu button and then Deploy from File.
6. Enter the network path and file name for the import file, then click the Import button.

   NOTE:  The import process requires the file name as input. If the export session generated multiple files, the import step needs to be executed for each file.

7. Check the details of the deployment by reviewing the target application object manager log files and EAI queue. See Reviewing the ADM Data Migration for further information on these tasks.