Share Program Planning data between Teamcenter sites

As an admin, you can export Program Planning data from one Teamcenter site and import it into another Teamcenter site. For example, if you want to move data from a production environment into a test environment.

Note: For more information about bulk extract and bulk load, see Teamcenter Data Exchange.

Prerequisite Steps

Before exporting and importing data, complete the following steps at both the source and destination sites.

1. In Teamcenter, click Windows > Open Perspective > Other > PLM XML/TC XML Export Import Administration and verify that ProgramPlanningDefaultTM is installed in Teamcenter.
2. If ProgramPlanningDefaultTM is not installed, in the Teamcenter command prompt, enter the following command to import the model:

   tcxml_import -u=Tc-admin-user -p=password -g=group -scope_rules -scope_rules_mode=append -file=%Tc_Root%\install\prg0programinfra\programplanningdefaultTOS.xml
   

3. Generate the Administration Data Comparison report to compare the source and destination structures, since both sides must have the same data structure, including Tc_project, objects, and users.

Export and Import data

To perform bulk extract and bulk load operations, use the Teamcenter tcxml_export and tcxml_import utilities to export Program Planning data from one Teamcenter site and import it into another Teamcenter site.

On the source site, navigate to the Teamcenter command prompt and enter:

tcxml_export -u=<username> -p=<password> -g=<group> -input_criteria=Prg0ProgramPlan{prg0PlanId =<Program ID>} -bulk_extract -optionset=ProgramPlanningBulkExtractDefault -file=<name of file>.bcz

The ProgramPlanningBulkExtractDefault option set is mandatory for export. If you do not specify the output file path, then the Briefcase file is generated in <TC_ROOT>\tc_menu\.

Copy the Briefcase file (.bcz). On the destination site, paste the Briefcase file in <TC_ROOT\tc_menu> (or in a custom folder).

On the destination site, add the bulk load argument to the tcxml_import utility:

1. Log in to Teamcenter as a dba.
2. On the destination site, navigate to the Teamcenter command prompt and enter:

   tcxml_import -u=Tc-admin-user -p=password -g=group -file=file-name.bcz -bulk_load
   

Note: If the file is in a custom folder, use the full path name as shown above. If the file is in <TC_ROOT>\tc_menu\ then enter only the file name (=<name of file>.bcz).

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