Importing metadata

  1. Open the App Metadata Transport stand-alone utility or the form version.
  2. On the Action tab, select Import metadata from an XML file to a target database.
  3. Click Next.
  4. On the Source tab, specify this information:
    Import File Name
    To locate and select the XML file to be imported, click Browse.
    Convert to local Access As
    To convert the Access As identifier of the imported components to be the Access As value of the target environment, select this check box.
    Note: If the IDO project of the IDO to be imported has an Access As value different from the environment in which you are currently working, you cannot convert the Access As value of that IDO collection.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Target tab, select the Target Configuration.
    Note: This tab is not available in the App Metadata Transport form.
  7. Click Next.
  8. On these tabs, select the metadata to transport.
    Note: For most tabs, you can select none, all, or selected items. You can also select all items that are referenced by selected items, such as IDOs and events.

    This table shows the other available tabs in this utility or form.

    Tab Affected data
    IDOs Multiple database tables, such as ido.Collections, ido.Tables, ido.Methods, and others

    Even though multiple tables are affected, the IDO is imported as a single unit, for example, the ido.Collections record and all its children.

    Property Classes Only data in the ido.PropertyClasses tables
    Custom Assemblies Only data in the ido.CustomAssembly tables
    Events, Event Triggers, Event Handlers, Event Global Constants, and Event Initial States All the data for a particular Access As value is imported as a unit

    This metadata can include multiple events, handlers, and actions, as well as metadata from a number of other event-related tables. Importing this metadata as a unit is necessary because of interdependencies across a number of event-related tables.
    Replication Documents All Business Object Document (BOD), Inbound Cross Reference, and Outbound Cross Reference metadata

    You can also select specific replication document elements.

    Critical Number Categories, Critical Numbers, and Critical Number Drilldowns Multiple database tables, such as WBCategory, WBKPI, WBDrilldown, and others

    This metadata can include multiple critical number categories, critical numbers, drilldowns, and multiple related setup tables.
    Predefined DataViews, Form DataView Layouts, and DataView Actions Multiple database tables, including WBDataViews, WBDataViewLayouts, WBDataViewActions, and others

    This metadata can include multiple DataViews, DataView Layouts, and associated DataView Setup information. DataView Actions can be selected separately for import.
    DataSearch Sources Multiple database tables, such as WBSearchSource, WBSearchSourceItem, and others

    This metadata can include multiple DataSearch Sources and supporting records from DataSearch Setup.

    Form Extensions All the Form Extensions data for a particular Access As value
  9. Click Next.
  10. On the Summary tab, verify the actions to be performed.
  11. Click Finish.