You can use BR*Tools for Oracle to export tables to an operating system file.
This section describes how you export tables with BR*Tools.
For more information on the approach to table export, see Export/Import.
Do not use this procedure for the transport of database objects between databases.
Do not use this procedure for restore.
Procedure
Start the procedure using BRGUI or BRTOOLS, or from the command line:
BRGUI or BRTOOLS:
Choose
.BRGUI or BRTOOLS displays the menu BRSPACE options for export tables, where you specify the options with which you call BRSPACE.
Set the required options:
Menu Entry |
Equivalent BRSPACE Command Option |
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BRSPACE profile (profile) |
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Database user/password (user) |
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Export utility (utility) |
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Tablespace names (tablespace) |
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Table owner (owner) |
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Table names (table) |
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Export dump directory |
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Confirmation mode (confirm) |
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Extended output (output) |
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Scrolling line count (scroll) |
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Message language (language) |
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BRSPACE command line (command) |
This shows you the BRSPACE -f tbexport command that is to be executed using the current settings. |
If required, in Table names you can enter the names of multiple tables. You can use wildcards. For more information, see Selecting Objects in Segment Management with BR*Tools.
In Tablespace names and Table owner, you can specify multiple objects but you cannot use wildcards. BRSPACE processes all the tables in the specified tablespace name(s) or all tables belonging to the specified table owner(s). But these entries are optional.
You can also specify the dump directory using the parameter exp_dump_dir in the initialization profile init<DBSID>.sap, but the entry you make on the screen overwrites the profile parameter.
You can also specify a list of tables to be processed with exp_table in the initialization profile init<DBSID>.sap.
Choose Continue.
BRGUI or BRTOOLS prompts you to start BRSPACE.
Choose Continue to start BRSPACE.
Command line:
Enter at least the following command:
brspace -f tbexport
You can enter more parameters, including the table names, if required. For more information, see BRSPACE -f -tbexport.
Whichever way you start the procedure - with BRGUI or BRTOOLS, or from the command line - you can use quick mode if you know the final object names, in this case the table names. For more information, see How to Use BR*Tools.
BRSPACE starts and you see a message that includes Start of BRSPACE processing. From now on, BRSPACE writes a detail log.
If you have already entered the table names, continue with step 5 (quick mode).
If you have entered multiple tables, BRSPACE displays as confirmation a List of tables for export. If you have not already made a final selection, you can make a selection from this list.
Continue with step 5 (quick mode).
BRSPACE displays the Export tables main menu.
Choose Export tables.
BRSPACE displays the table list:
List Entry |
Meaning |
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Pos. |
List sequence number |
Owner |
Table owner |
Table |
Table name |
Part. |
Partitioned |
Rows |
Number of rows |
Used [KB] |
Space used by the table (HWM - high-water mark) |
Data [KB:%] |
Amount of data in the table: percentage of used space |
Select a table or multiple tables.
These examples only apply to input in character mode:
To select the first three tables in the list, enter 1-3.
To select the first and third tables, enter 1,3.
To select the first three tables and the fifth, enter 1-3,5.
To select all tables, select 0.
BRSPACE displays the menu, Main options for export of tables.
Set the required options:
Menu Entry |
Meaning |
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Export utility (utility) - display only |
Oracle export utility to be used: EXP or EXPDP |
Tablespaces for export (tablespaces) - display only |
The tablespace that you selected above, if any |
Owners for export (owner) - display only |
The table owner that you selected above, if any |
Export table rows (rows) |
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Export table indexes (indexes) |
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Export table constraints (constraints) |
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Export table grants (grants) |
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Export table triggers (triggers) |
When you have set the required options, choose Continue
BRSPACE displays the menu, Additional options for export of tables.
Menu Entry |
Meaning |
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Use direct path (direct) |
-f tbexport -d|-direct (only for EXP) |
Export buffer size in KB (buffer) |
-f tbexport -b|-buffer (only for EXP) |
Compress table extents/data (compress) |
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Consistent export (consistent) |
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Parallel degree (parallel) |
-f tbexport -p|-parallel (only for EXPDP) |
Max. size of dump file in MB (filesize) |
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Force table export (force) |
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EXP/EXPDP command (command) |
The EXP/EXPDP command that is to be executed using the current settings. For more information, see your Oracle documentation. |
To start processing with the selected options, choose Continue.
Check the results in the BRSPACE logs.
The summary log space<DBSID>.log displays the return code.
The detail log s<encoded timestamp>.tbe displays the details.
For more information on how to view the logs with BR*Tools, see Showing Profiles and Logs with BR*Tools.
These files are created during the export:
The export dump file, expdat.dmp, is created in subdirectory <encoded timestamp>.edd of the dump directory.
The parameter file parfile.exp is created in subdirectory <encoded timestamp> of the directory $SAPDATA_HOME/sapreorg. It contains the parameters for the Oracle export tool, EXP/EXPDP.