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Chapter 4 Migrating Projects from Earlier Versions : Importing a 3.x TIBCO Designer Project

Importing a 3.x TIBCO Designer Project
You can directly import 3.x projects using the TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio user interface and save it as a current version project. You can also import a 3.x project at the command line. Import from versions earlier than 3.x is not supported.
After you import the project, see Clean and Validate 3.x Projects for the next step.
Importing a 3.x Project into TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio
To import 3.x projects into TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio, follow the procedure below.
To Import a 3.x Project in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio
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Start TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio. In Windows, click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > ENV_NAME > TIBCO BusinessEvents 5.1 > TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio.
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From the File menu, select Import. You see the Import wizard Select dialog.
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Select TIBCO BusinessEvents > TIBCO Designer and click Next. You see the TIBCO Designer Project Import Wizard.
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Click Finish.
The progress bar displays while the import is done. The status bar at the bottom of the window also displays progress. When the import is complete, you see the project folders in the Studio Explorer view.
Importing a TIBCO BusinessEvents 3.x Project at the Command Line
This utility imports a TIBCO BusinessEvents 3.x (TIBCO Designer) project at the command line. Projects imported using this command-line utility do not run in the context of Eclipse (TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio). An additional step is required if you want to open the project in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio, as explained below.
To Import a 3.x Project at the Command Line
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Navigate to BE_HOME/studio/bin/ and open a command prompt.
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studio-tools -core importDesigner -d designerProjDir [-n studioProjName] -p studioProjDir
For example:
studio-tools -core importDesigner -d C:\FT\FT_Project -n FTImport -p c:\myWorkspace\FTImported
When the import has completed successfully, you see a message in the command window:
Imported the Designer Project successfully.
Table 5, TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio Tools Options for Importing 3.x TIBCO Designer Projects, provides detailed information about the options.
See To Open a Project Imported at the Command Line in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio for a procedure you must do if you want to open the project in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio.
Within the core category of operations, specifies the importDesigner operation for importing a TIBCO BusinessEvents 3.x (TIBCO Designer) project.
Absolute path to the TIBCO Designer project directory (the .dat file can be included but is not required). Import of release 3.x projects is supported.
To Open a Project Imported at the Command Line in TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio
To open a project imported at the command line, you must add it as a new project.
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Start TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio. In Windows, click Start > All Programs > TIBCO > ENV_NAME > TIBCO BusinessEvents 5.1 > TIBCO BusinessEvents Studio.
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From the File menu select New > Project. You see the New Project — Select a Wizard dialog.
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Select TIBCO BusinessEvents > Studio Project and click Next.
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Click Finish. The project folders appear in the Studio Explorer view.
 
 
 
 
 

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