Data Transfer

Using the Data Transfer option, you can export metadata and data from one enterprise to another for the purpose of replicating. Data Transfer supports both the export (from the source enterprise) and import (into the target enterprise) operations.

Note: For Data Transfer, the repository metadata on the source and target enterprises must be the same.

Data is transferred using the import workflow with some modifications to accommodate this special import case. The exported data files represent the data source itself. These exported data files can be imported into the existing data sources of the target enterprise. The associated input map configuration can then be used to initiate the import of the data into repositories.

Three endpoints trigger the import workflow to enable the import of the export archive that is generated by data transfer export or synchronization-based data transfer.

Note: When ImportWorkflow is run in the Data Transfer mode, the AsynProcessIndicator parameter is the only parameter that determines that the activity runs in parallel. RecordsPerAsynCall is used only for batching and has no significance in determining whether to run the process in parallel or not. For the Data Transfer mode, add the AsynProcessIndicator parameter and set its value to true in the following activities:
  • PrepareForImportCatalog
  • ImportCatalogRecords
  • ExtractRelationship