Structure of JAR File

TIBCO MDM generates metadata exports as a JAR file. The JAR file contains one Import Request XML file at the root directory. The format of the said XML is provided above. Any files referenced by the Import Request XML are bundled with the JAR file. The following is an extract from the above example:

								<Attribute name="fileName" type="string">simple2.csv</Attribute>
	<Attribute name="dataSourceFileRefernece" type="commondirfilereference">commondir/Work/2004/Nov/19/14/55244-2728421/</Attribute>

In the above example, the JAR file contains the file simple2.csv under the directory commondir/Work/2004/Nov/19/14/55244-2728421/.

When a JAR file is imported, the system extracts the referenced files, and then copies them over to appropriate locations on the destination system.

Tip: When exporting metadata of a repository that has cross-repository relationships, do not export all the related repositories. Export only the root repository metadata, and do not specify export for related repositories. This is to ensure that all repositories’ metadata are imported in one transaction. The same is applicable for output maps and input maps participating in a cross-repository relationship.