Transferring Data

The following table lists several data transfer scenarios, along with suggestions on the utilities to use to accomplish the task. These utilities are fully documented in the System Utilities Reference Guide.

Use To
dbdump -d and dbload Copy all the data from a specific data area or data ID of a product line into the same data area or data ID in a different product line.
expsysdb and impexp Copy data from all data areas of a product line (or all files of a given application) to the same data areas in a different product line, including any related attachment files.
dbcopy Copy data from one data area to another.
An application Import/Export program or custom program, and impexp Copy data from only a few or several selected data area files, with data meeting a desired set of selection criteria.
CSV file (created by either rngdbdump or by some other method) and importdb Copy CSV-formatted data area files to a Lawson database file. CSV files are also called comma-delimited files.
gendbload Copy all data from a specific data area or data ID of a product line into the same data area or data ID in a different product line, overriding the product line.

jobdump

jobload

Copy jobs from the GEN database of one Environment to the GEN database of another Environment.