Using app_project files

We recommend that you create new application roles when you migrate from a classic BI 11.0 environment to Infor d/EPM 12.0.x. But, app_project files provide an alternative. In your 11.0 environment you can adjust roles so that they fit the application roles concept of Infor d/EPM 12.0.x, and then create an app_project file, which contains roles and global permissions. In Infor d/EPM 12.0.x, you can import app_project files to create a new application.

The effort required to adjust existing roles to fit the application roles concept of Infor d/EPM 12.0.x may be at least as great as to create new application roles. You cannot use an app_project to migrate data roles.

  1. In your BI version 11 environment, prepare roles in Repository Administration to fit to the application roles concept of Infor d/EPM.
    Note: Roles must have the same name in all repository nodes (project, OLAP Permission Management, report catalog, and dashboard).
  2. Export the project.
    1. Right-click the project and select Export.
    2. Select Export Application Component (*.app_project) and select the option to export a self-contained application.
    Ensure that you select the prepared roles during export.
  3. In Infor d/EPM version 12, sign in to d/EPM Administration and select Dashboards > Applications Administration > Applications and select Create Application in the Applications menu.
  4. Select Import project file (*.app_project) and browse to the exported project file.