Overview of Setup Data Export and Import

Any implementation of Fusion Applications usually requires migrating setup data from one environment to another at various points in the subscription lifecycle.

For example, a subscribed offering is typically set up in the test environment first, and is moved to the production environment only after proper testing and verification. Setup export and import processes help you migrate setup data from test to production.

Two distinct methods are available for migrating setup data:

• Export and import an entire offering or any of its functional areas. In this method, setup data of the business objects associated with the offering or the selected functional area is migrated.

• Export and import an implementation project. In this method, setup data of the business objects associated with the implementation project is migrated.

Note: You can't combine the export and import processes of these different methods. When an offering or functional area is exported, that setup data can only be imported using the same offering or functional area. Similarly, when an implementation project is exported, that setup data can only be imported using implementation project-based import.