Using app_project files

We recommend that you create new application roles when you migrate from a classic BI 11.0 environment to Infor 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 EPM 12.0.x, and then create an app_project file, which contains roles and global permissions. In Infor 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 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 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 EPM version 12, sign in to 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.