Promoting Data

The time it takes to promote data depends on the size and complexity of an application.

  To promote data:

  1. See Requirements.

  2. Select Administration, and then Promotion.

    The Configured External Application list is displayed. Each external application contains the settings required to connect to Performance Scorecard applications in different environments.

  3. Click Add.

    The External Application Setup page is displayed.

  4. In Name, enter the name of the environment or application, such as Production.

  5. In Description, summarize the location of the external application.

  6. In Server Name, enter the name of the server hosting the target Performance Scorecard application .

  7. In Server Port, enter the server port number.

  8. From Server Protocol, select a protocol.

    Note:

    HTTPS lengthens the promotion process.

  9. In Application Name, enter the name for the application.

  10. In Server Login, enter the user ID used to access the target Performance Scorecard application.

    Note:

    The user ID must have the admin security role.

  11. In Password, enter the password to access the target application.

  12. From Promotion Profile, select a profile.

  13. Optional: Click Test Connection to ensure that you can connect to the target application.

  14. Click Save.

  15. Select the external application that you created and click Promote to Selected Application.