Importing Metadata

If the object exported need to be imported with changes, you can extract the Request XML out of the jar file, edit it and then bundle it back to the jar for import.

Note: If you add new attributes to a synchronization format, the attributes are displayed in the synchronization format. However, when you modify a predefined synchronization format through import metadata, the attributes are not displayed in the repository attribute list. To get the new attributes, select and deselect output format.

Procedure

  1. Place the JAR file created by copy metadata export, data service query request for the object in the directory accessible to FileWatcher.
  2. Ensure that the associated object exists on the source enterprise or is a part of the exported jar file.
  3. FileWatcher initiates copy metadata process using the jar file.
  4. System parses the response XML extracted from the jar file.
  5. The object is created or modified.
  6. Response XML is generated.
  7. The object is created or modified without any error.

Result

Note: The system ends import process abruptly if:
  • If there is a dependency on any other object.
  • If the object is not a part of the import jar or does not exists in the source enterprise.