Version import/export

You can copy data from one system or company to another. These sessions provide the functionality:

Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000).
Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)

Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)

Use the Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000) session to export version data to an ASCII file. You can use the ASCII file for these purposes:

To copy data from one system or company to another system or company.
To translate descriptions and texts.
To convert data from the current LN release to a previous release, such as Baan IVc.
Create backups of your DEM data.

All data in the selected version that falls within the selection parameters will be exported. To import data exported with the current session, use the Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000) session.

To make an export dump, complete the following steps:

In the Version field, select a version that provides the model items you want to export.
To export data from versions from which the version you have selected is derived, select the Include Previous Versions check box.
In the File field, specify a file where the ASCII file must be written to.
On the successive tabs, select the ranges of model items you want to export.
Click Export

Key fields for the Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000) session
Field	Description
Compress	check.selected the ASCII file is stored in a compressed format. You cannot read the file in UNIX VI or MS Notepad. The file will be automatically decompressed when you import the file with the Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000) session.
Convert to	Select the Infor ERP release to which you want to convert the component information. If the export file is for use within the same LN release, you can select No Conversion.
Include Translation Comments	check.selected, explanatory information is inserted in the export file to identify the model items.
Exclude Rich Text Format (rtf)	check.selected, repository Help or model specific Help stored in rtf format is not exported.
Hide Session	check.selected, the session window is hidden and a progress window appears when you click Export.
Export Used Model Items in Business Models	Select a method to retrieve the model items used in the business models: No: Option is not active Manual: Select a range for used model items. Only the model items that fall within the selection ranges and linked to a business model of the selected version are exported. Automatic: Exports all the model items used in a business model of the selected version.
Export Used Model Items in Repository	Select a method to retrieve the model items used in the repository.

Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)

Use the Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000) session for the following purposes:

To copy data from one system or company to another system or company.
To import translated descriptions and texts.
To import a backup of DEM data.

Import files are created with the Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000) session.

If the source version, created with the Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000) session, is different from the version into which you want to import the data, you must select the Import Model Items into different Version check box.

When the data is being imported, LN checks whether the version to be imported already exists in the target system or company. If the version does not exist, LN will ask if the version must be created.

If the import file contains data from derived-from-versions, the file was exported with the Include Previous Versions check box selected in the Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000) session. Therefore, this structure must also exist in the system or company into which the file is imported. If the import file contains data from derived-from-versions, and this data is imported into a different version than the version it was originally exported from, the DEM data versions are purged into one import version.

If an import file is exported from an older DEM software version, the DEM data is automatically converted to the new DEM data format.

If you import Baan IVc DEM data, you are prompted to specify the LN component to which the ERP session must be linked. This component, together with its applications, must be available. If an imported version is protected with a license, you need to enter the license registration.

If the data in the file is not correct, a log file will be printed with the errors and the line number in the file.

Example

A reference does not exist
A code or description is too long
A table field does not exist

To import a version dump:

In the File field, specify the path where the version dump is located and from where you want to import it.
On the successive tabs, select the ranges of model items you want to import.
Click Import

Field	Description
Key fields for the Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000) session
Import Model Items into different Version	check.selected, the data must be imported into a target version that differs from the source version from where the dump was created. Specify the target version in the Import into Version field.
Check Data Integrity	check.selected, the information in the import file is checked for: All references from a model item must exist. All descriptions are checked to ensure they still comply with the domain definition on the target system; if not, they are adjusted to the new domain.
Print Errors	check.selected, errors that occur during the import are printed.
Hide Session	check.selected, the session window is hidden and a progress window appears when you click Import.

Import Language-Dependent Data from XML - Wizard (ttadv8920m000)

To import XML files with language-dependent components into the data dictionary, use the Import Language-Dependent Data from XML - Wizard (ttadv8920m000) session. When you import the language-dependent components, Tools will take the following actions:

Compile the imported labels
Convert imported domains to run-time
Convert the imported system overhead to run-time

After the import, the imported components are ready for immediate use at run-time.

In Tools, you can define multiple labels with the same code, which have different heights, and lengths.

By default, Tools displays the longest label defined for the label code of a software component.

If an imported label is shorter than any existing labels with the same code in the VRC, the existing older label displays on the software component. To ensure the imported labels display for your VRC’s software components, select the Remove Existing Label Variants check box in this session.

Note

If an error occurs during the import process, Tools does not compile the labels. However, to compile these labels after the import process, use the Compile Labels (ttadv1243m000) session.

For more specific information, refer to the online help of this session.