Transporting Using the File System 

Prerequisites

During the export, a packaged binary file is created in a directory defined on the repository server (or directory server). To import this file to another Integration Repository (or Integration Directory), you must manually copy it to an import directory (see below). You require the appropriate authorizations to be able to access directories on the SAP Web Application Server.

Import and Export Directories

Type	Integration Repository	Integration Directory
Export	<systemdir>/xi/repository_server/export	<systemdir>/xi/directory_server/export
Import	<systemdir>/xi/repository_server/import	<systemdir>/xi/directory_server/import

<systemdir> is the system directory from the server installation.

Exporting and Importing Design Objects

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       1.      To export or import design objects, call the design maintenance screen of the Integration Builder.

       2.      Call the context menu for a namespace or a software component version in the Integration Builder navigation tree and choose Export… or choose Tools ® Export Design Objects…

       3.      Select the Transport Using File System mode and follow the wizard’s instructions.

The Integration Builder saves a binary export file with the suffix tpz in the export directory of the repository server (see above).

Do not change the file name of the export file. If you do, the Integration Builder will not accept it as the appropriate file when you import.

       4.      To import the export file(s) to another Integration Repository, first copy or move it to the import directory of the target repository.

       5.      Call the design maintenance screen of the Integration Builder for the target repository. Choose Tools ® Import Design Objects...

       6.      Select the export file(s) saved in the import directory by using the dialog box that appears.

If the import is successful, the export files are moved to the subdirectory <serverdir>/xi/repository_server/importedFiles.

Exporting and Importing Configuration Objects

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       1.      To export or import directory objects, call the configuration maintenance screen of the Integration Builder.

       2.      Call the context menu for an object in a collaboration profile in the Integration Builder navigation tree and choose Export….or choose Tools ® Export Configuration Objects…

       3.      Select the Transport Using File System mode and follow the wizard’s instructions. When selecting individual objects, you can use drag and drop to drag the objects from the navigation tree and drop them in the object selection field.

The Integration Builder saves a binary export file with the suffix tpz in the export directory of the directory server (see above).

Do not change the file name of the export file. If you do, the Integration Builder will not accept it as the appropriate file when you import.

       4.      To import the export file(s) to another Integration Directory, first copy or move it to the import directory of the target directory.

       5.      Call the configuration maintenance screen of the Integration Builder for the target directory. Choose Tools ® Import Configuration Objects...

       6.      Select the export file saved in the import directory by using the dialog box that appears.

If the import is successful, the export file is moved to the subdirectory <serverdir>/xi/directory_server/importedFiles. The objects are not activated when they are imported into the target directory. They are visible in the change list of the user who imported them.

       7.      Check the imported objects in the change list and adjust the configuration data to match your system landscape, if necessary.

       8.      Activate the change list that contains the imported objects.