Updating an Existing Application or Dimension using a Template

If the application or dimension that you are importing already exists in the target environment, that application or dimension is updated during the template import process. New objects are added, and existing objects are modified by the objects and settings in the import file.

For example, if you add a node type in an application in a Test environment, you can use a template to add that node type to the application in your Production environment.

Considerations

• An application or dimension is updated only if it was created in the same environment as the source application or dimension and migrated to the target either from a template or a migration snapshot. If you have applications or dimensions with the same name in your source and target environments that were not created in the same environment, they are not considered the same application or dimension.
• Source and target objects are matched by ID, not by name.
  • If a source object has the same name but not the same ID as an existing object in the target, the source object is renamed using an incrementing suffix during the import process and a message is displayed.
  • If a source object has the same ID but a different name than an existing object in the target, the target object is renamed with the source name as long as it does not conflict with an existing name in the target environment. If it does, the current target name is retained and a message is displayed.
• Objects that are archived or deleted in the source environment will not be removed from the target environment.