Overview

To export data, there must be a migration request that references one or more migration plans. The migration plan is a set of instructions that defines the structure of an object to be exported. It may also contain instructions for foreign keys related to the object.

The definition of the migration plan for a given object and the instructions to include depend a little bit on the type of migration request that it will be included in. It also depends on whether or not the foreign key is a physical column in the object or if it is captured in the BO Data Area (CLOB) or as a flattened characteristic. The instructions for foreign keys serve two purposes:

Configuration migration assistant may be used for two broad types of data migration: