Importing Existing Modelled Application Archive (MAA) Files into Workspace

You can import existing Modelled Application Archive (MAA) files into the workspace.

Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select Import, and you see the Select page of the Import dialog.
  2. Expand the General folder, select Existing MAA into Workspace and click Next.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Click on the Browse button for Select root directory for MAA files: to locate other MAA files that are somewhere on the file system (for instance, in another workspace). This can be used to import multiple MAA files in one single go.
    • Check the radio button for Select MAA file: and click on the Browse button to see MAA files that have already been archived which you may want to import. This is used to import one single MAA file at a time.
  4. Select the MAA file you want to import, and click Open. The MAA file is now selected.
    Note: This does not work if there is already a project of the same name in the workspace.
  5. Click Finish. The MAA file is now imported and appears in Project Explorer.
    Note: You can create an MAA file in TIBCO Business Studio for Analysts, save it and then import it as an existing MAA into TIBCO Business Studio. You can then work on the projects it contains and save it, and export it to MAA, and then access it again from TIBCO Business Studio for Analysts.
    Note: When importing an MAA created in TIBCO Business Studio for Analysts there is no destination set on the project and therefore you must set this before you use the project. You can do this in the following ways:
    • Right-click on the project and select Properties > Lifecycle and select the appropriate destination environment.
    • Right-click on the project and select Refactor > Project Lifecycle... to apply the destination to each process.