Administration data import merge options

When you import administration data, for each category of administration data you must specify how to handle data conflicts between the target (importing) site administration data and the source (exporting) site data in the input package. Following are the available merge options: Override With Source Overrides target objects with source objects. If an object exists in both environments, the attributes on the object are taken from the source environment and updated on the object in the target environment during the import. If an object in the source environment does not exist in the target environment, it is imported to the target environment. To avoid unexpected behavior that could result from mixing the rule tree contents, this is the only option available for Access Manager administration data. Keep Target Keeps the target site’s administration data for all conflicts. If an object exists in both environments, the object in the target environment is kept as-is. If an object in the source environment does not exist in the target environment, it is imported to the target environment. Choose Latest Chooses objects that were last saved (based on the Last Saved Date property value). If an object exists in both environments and the one in the source environment was saved last, the attributes on the object in the source environment are used to update the attributes of the object in the target environment during the import. If the object in the target environment was saved last, the attributes on the object in the source environment are not imported. If an object in the source environment does not exist in the target environment, it is imported to the target environment. Choose Source for Unresolvable Conflicts Chooses objects from the source environment if they were edited in the source environment and not in the target environment since the last import. If an object exists in both environments, the attributes on the object in the source environment are used to update the attributes on the object in the target environment during the import. If an object was edited only in the target environment and not the source environment since the last import, the object is left as-is at the time of import. If an object in the source environment does not exist in the target environment, it is imported to the target environment. This option is not available for workflow administration data. Choose Target for Unresolvable Conflicts Chooses objects from the target environment if they were edited in the target environment and not in the source environment since the last import. If an object was edited only in the target environment and not the source environment since the last import, the object is left as-is at the time of import. If an object in the source environment does not exist in the target environment, it is imported to the target environment. This option is not available for workflow administration data. How you set import merge options depends on which method you use to perform the import, either with the admin_data_import utility or with the Teamcenter Environment Manager (TEM): admin_data_import utility Use the -MergeOptions argument to specify the merge option to use with each administration data category. Import Merge Options panel in TEM When you perform a dry run import or a regular import of administration data, the Import Merge Options panel is displayed. Select the merge option you want to use with each data category. Tip The default values on this panel are the actions that Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends you use in most cases to avoid unintentional changes.