Migrating Data and Settings

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New tools are available to migrate Managed Reporting security information, application content, and Business Intelligence Dashboards built in WebFOCUS 7.x releases. ReportCaster systems based on WebFOCUS 7.6 and 7.7 can also be migrated.

The migration process consists of two parts, export and import. The export can extract data from WebFOCUS 7.1, 7.6, or 7.7 environments. On Windows, a .bat file is used to export the content. On UNIX, or Linux, a corresponding .sh script is used.

The data is extracted into a file structure consisting of XML files and folders (this structure will be discussed later). This extract structure is used for the import. The import process reads the extracted file structure and imports the content into the WebFOCUS 8 environment.

The same Domains, Users, and Groups that are available in the WebFOCUS 7.x environment exist in the WebFOCUS 8 environment after a successful import.


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