Object Export
When you export an object, the Developer tool creates an XML file that contains the metadata of the objects.
You can choose the objects to export. You must also choose to export all dependent objects. The Developer tool exports the objects and the dependent objects. The Developer tool exports the last saved version of the object. The Developer tool includes Cyclic Redundancy Checking Value (CRCVALUE) codes in the elements in the XML file. If you modify attributes in an element that contains a CRCVALUE code, you cannot import the object. If you want to modify the attributes use the infacmd xrf command.
You can also export objects with the infacmd oie ExportObjects command.
Exporting Objects
To use Model repository objects in another repository, you can export the objects as an XML metadata file.
1. Click File > Export.
The Export wizard opens.
2. Select Informatica > Export Object Metadata File.
Click Next.
3. Click Browse. Select the repository project that contains the objects to export.
Click Next.
4. Select one or more objects to export. If you highlighted a repository object before you started the export process, the wizard selects the object for you.
5. Enter a file name and a location for the XML metadata file. The Developer tool exports all the objects that you select to a single file.
Click Next.
6. The wizard displays any dependent object that the metadata objects use.
Click Next to accept the dependent objects.
7. If the objects that you select include reference data objects, select the Export contentoption and verify the export settings:
- - Verify the name and location for the reference data files that you export. The Developer tool Service exports the reference data files to a single ZIP file. By default, the wizard exports the ZIP file and the XML metadata file to the same directory.
- - Verify the code page that the reference data uses. The default code page is UTF-8. If you export reference table data, accept the default code page.
- - Verify the probabilistic model data to export. By default, the wizard exports all model data. If the objects that you select do not include a probabilistic model, the export process ignores the option.
8. Click Finish to export the selected objects.
The Developer tool exports the object metadata to an XML file and exports any dependent reference data files to a ZIP file.