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Importing Modified Objects

This topic describes how to use an SDF file to import only the modifications that you make to an object instead of the entire definition of this object. For more information, see How Siebel Tools Minimizes the Data it Processes during Exports and Imports.

To import one SDF file

1. Set up Siebel Tools to use iPackMode.

   For more information, see Enabling Object Tagging in Siebel Tools.

2. Log in to Siebel Tools.
3. Prepare the Siebel Tools environment to import an archive.

   For more information, see Preparing the Siebel Tools Environment to Import an Archive.

4. Choose the Tools menu, and then click Import From Archive.

   If Siebel Tools is connected to the server database, then it displays a dialog box that includes a message that is similar to the following:

   This operation should only be performed while connected to your local database. would you like to continue anyway? Yes or NO.

   Siebel Tools allows you to click Yes to proceed, but it is strongly recommended that you import an archive only to your local database.

5. In the Select Archive To Import dialog box, navigate to the folder that contains the SDF files you must import.
6. In the Files of Type window, choose the following value:

   Siebel Delta Archive files (*.sdf)

7. Choose the archive file you must import, and then click Open.
8. In the Import Wizard - Preview dialog box, click Next.
9. In the Import Wizard - Review Conflicts and Actions dialog box, in the Conflicting Objects section, choose an object, as necessary, and then click Next.

   For more information, see Using the Review Conflicts and Actions Dialog Box of the Import Wizard.

10. In the Import Wizard - Summary dialog box, click Finish.
11. In the Siebel dialog box, click Yes.
12. Wait for Siebel Tools to finish the import.

    Siebel Tools displays and updates the status of the import in the Import Wizard - Summary dialog box while it does the import.

13. Make sure the Import Wizard - Summary dialog box displays a status that is similar to the following:

    Done applying modifications to the repository at 06/18/13 02:57:47
    These results are saved in the D:\Tools_08\Tools\Temp\importlog.txt file

14. Click Finish.

To import multiple files

1. Set up Siebel Tools to use iPackMode.

   For more information, see Enabling Object Tagging in Siebel Tools.

2. Log in to Siebel Tools.
3. Prepare the Siebel Tools environment to import an archive.

   For more information, see Preparing the Siebel Tools Environment to Import an Archive.

4. Choose the Tools menu, and then click Import From Archive(s).

   Make sure you choose Import From Archive(s), and not Import From Archive.

5. In the Siebel dialog box, click Yes.
6. In the Select Archive(s) To Import dialog box, navigate to the folder that contains the files you must import.
7. In the Files of Type window, choose the following value:

   Siebel Delta Archive files (*.sdf)

   You can also import SDF and SIF files. To do this, choose the following value:

   All files (*.*)

8. Hold down the CTRL key, and then click each of the files that Siebel Tools must import.
9. Release the CTRL key, and then click Open.
10. In the Import from Archive(s) dialog box, click Import.

    Siebel Tools displays the Import Wizard - Review Conflicts and Actions dialog box for the first file that it lists in the Import from Archive(s) dialog box. Do the following:

    1. In the Conflicting Objects section, choose an object, as necessary, and then click Continue.

       Siebel Tools displays the Import from Archive(s) dialog box momentarily, and then displays the Import Wizard - Review Conflicts and Actions dialog box for the next file that it lists in the Import from Archive(s) dialog box. For more information, see Using the Review Conflicts and Actions Dialog Box of the Import Wizard.

    2. Choose an object, as necessary, and then click Continue.

       Repeat Step a and Step b until Siebel Tools finishes importing all files.

11. In the Import from Archive(s) dialog box, click Finish.