1. Using Siebel Tools
  2. Exporting Objects to an Archive

Exporting Objects to an Archive

You can export top-level objects to an archive (SIF file), including business components, applets, views, and projects. You can also export various objects from different Workspaces to an archive file. Child objects are exported and imported with their parents.

The following procedure shows how to export objects, across different Workspaces, to an archive in Web Tools (the procedure is similar in Siebel Tools). This task is a step in Roadmap for Setting Up and Using Siebel Tools.

To export objects to an archive

  1. In the Object Explorer and Object List Editor, locate and select the objects you want to export.

  2. In the Archive menu, select Add To Archive (Alt+N is the keyboard shortcut) .

    In the Objects to Archive window that opens, the objects that you selected in step 1 are added to the Objects to Archive list.

    The Objects to Archive list stores the following information about each object:

    • Name of object, for example: SIS Account List Applet.

    • Type of object, for example: Applet.

    • Workspace Name, for example: dev_sadmin_00.

    • Workspace Version, for example: 1.

    The Objects to Archive window has the following buttons:

    • Collapse. Click to hide the Objects to Archive window; click again to show the window.

    • Close (the X icon). Click to close the Objects to Archive window altogether. The information in the window will remain the same until the window opens again.

    • Delete (the trash can icon). Click to remove a selected item from the Objects to Archive list and then click OK on the confirmation prompt that appears.

    • Export (the download icon). Click to export the items in the Objects to Archive list to a SIF file.

    • Clear (the double trash can icon). Click to remove all items from the Objects to Archive list.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as required to add further objects to the archive.

  4. To add an object from a different Workspace to the archive:

    • Click Workspace (the cube icon) to go to the Workspace Dashboard.

    • In the Workspace Explorer, select the Workspace that you want and then click Open.

    • Close the Workspace Dashboard and then repeat steps 1 and 2.

  5. Click Export (the download icon) to export the items in the Objects to Archive list to a SIF file:

    • When prompted, enter a file name for your SIF file. For example: objects.sif.

    • Click Save to save the archive file.