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   <Header>
      <Title>Version import/export</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2273103">
         <Level1>Import/export</Level1>
         <Level2>version</Level2>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e2273108">
         <Level1>Version</Level1>
         <Level2>import/export</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>You can copy data from one system or company to another. These
		sessions provide the functionality:</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListItem>Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000).</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</ListItem>
      </List>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</SectionTitle>
      <ProcedureList>
         <ListIntro>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000" role="session">Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</GUIRef> session to export
		  version data to an ASCII file. You can use the ASCII file for these
		  purposes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>To copy data from one system or company to another system or
		  company.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To translate descriptions and texts.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To convert data from the current ERP Enterprise release to a
		  previous release, such as Baan IVc.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Create backups of your DEM data.</ListItem>
      </ProcedureList>
      <Paragraph>All data in the selected version that falls within the selection
		parameters will be exported. To import data exported with the current session,
		use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000" role="session">Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To make an export dump, complete the following
		  steps:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#tgbrg100.vers" role="groupbox">Version</GUIRef> field, select a version that provides the
		  model items you want to export.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To export data from versions from which the version you have
		  selected is derived, select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#also.prev.yn" role="manual">Include Previous Versions</GUIRef> check box.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#tgfile" role="groupbox">File</GUIRef> field, specify a file where the ASCII file must
		  be written to.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>On the successive tabs, select the ranges of model items you
		  want to export.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Export</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <TABLE width="100%" border="1" space-and-orientation="indented-custom"
             borderstyle="default">
         <THEAD noTR="1">
            <TR no="1" isLast="true">
               <TD colspan="2" width="1022" rowspan="1">Key fields for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000" role="session">Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</GUIRef> session</TD>
            </TR>
         </THEAD>
         <TBODY noTR="8">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Description</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#compress.yn" role="manual">Compress</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected, the ASCII file is stored
				in a compressed format. You cannot read the file in UNIX VI or MS Notepad. The
				file will be automatically decompressed when you import the file with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000" role="session">Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</GUIRef> session.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#export.to.env" role="manual">Convert to</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Select the Infor ERP release to which you want to
				convert the component information. If the export file is for use within the
				same ERP Enterprise release, you
				can select <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/domains/brg.expc#current" role="option">No Conversion</GUIRef>.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#write.comments.yn" role="manual">Include Translation Comments</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, explanatory information
				is inserted in the export file to identify the model items.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#skip.rtf.yn" role="manual">Exclude Rich Text Format (rtf)</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, repository Help or
				model specific Help stored in rtf format is not exported.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#hide.session" role="manual">Hide Session</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, the session window is
				hidden and a progress window appears when you click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Export</GUIRef>.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="7" isLast="false">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#where.used.model" role="manual">Export Used Model Items in Business Models</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>Select a method to retrieve the model items used in
					 the business models:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/domains/brg.expo#no" role="option">No</GUIRef>: Option is not active</ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/domains/brg.setb#manual" role="option">Manual</GUIRef>:
					 Select a range for used model items. Only the model items that fall within the
					 selection ranges and linked to a business model of the selected version are
					 exported.</ListItem>
                     <ListItem>
                        <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/domains/brg.mode#auto" role="option">Automatic</GUIRef>: Exports all the model items used in a
					 business model of the selected version.</ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="8" isLast="true">
               <TD width="266" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#where.used.rep" role="manual">Export Used Model Items in Repository</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="752" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Select a method to retrieve the model items used in
				the repository.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000" role="session">Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</GUIRef> session for the following purposes:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>To copy data from one system or company to another system or
		  company.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To import translated descriptions and texts.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>To import a backup of DEM data.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>Import files are created with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000" role="session">Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the source version, created with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000" role="session">Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</GUIRef> session, is different from the version into which you
		want to import the data, you must select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#other.version.yn" role="manual">Import Model Items into different Version</GUIRef> check
		box.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>When the data is being imported, ERP Enterprise checks whether the
		version to be imported already exists in the target system or company. If the
		version does not exist, ERP Enterprise will ask if the version must be created.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the import file contains data from derived-from-versions, the
		file was exported with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#also.prev.yn" role="manual">Include Previous Versions</GUIRef> check box selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000" role="session">Export Version Dump (tgbrg1235m000)</GUIRef> session. Therefore, this structure must also exist in
		the system or company into which the file is imported. If the import file
		contains data from derived-from-versions, and this data is imported into a
		different version than the version it was originally exported from, the DEM
		data versions are purged into one import version.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If an import file is exported from an older DEM software
		version, the DEM data is automatically converted to the new DEM data
		format.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If you import Baan IVc DEM data, you are prompted to specify the ERP Enterprise component to which
		the ERP session must be linked. This component, together with its applications,
		must be available. If an imported version is protected with a license, you need
		to enter the license registration.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If the data in the file is not correct, a log file will be
		printed with the errors and the line number in the file.</Paragraph>
      <ExampleSection>
         <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>A reference does not exist</ListItem>
            <ListItem>A code or description is too long</ListItem>
            <ListItem>A table field does not exist</ListItem>
         </List>
      </ExampleSection>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To import a version dump:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1235m000#tgfile" role="groupbox">File</GUIRef> field, specify the path where the version dump is
		  located and from where you want to import it.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>On the successive tabs, select the ranges of model items you
		  want to import.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Import</GUIRef>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <TABLE width="100%" border="1" space-and-orientation="indented-custom"
             borderstyle="default">
         <TBODY noTR="6">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TD colspan="2" width="1022" rowspan="1">Key fields for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000" role="session">Import Version Dump (tgbrg1245m000)</GUIRef> session</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TH width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Field</TH>
               <TH width="788" rowspan="1" colspan="1">Description</TH>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#other.version.yn" role="manual">Import Model Items into different Version</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="788" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, the data must be
				imported into a target version that differs from the source version from where
				the dump was created. Specify the target version in the <Emphasis>Import into
				Version</Emphasis> field.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#check.data.yn" role="manual">Check Data Integrity</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="788" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <List>
                     <ListIntro>If this check box is selected,, the information in the
					 import file is checked for:</ListIntro>
                     <ListItem>All references from a model item must exist.</ListItem>
                     <ListItem>All descriptions are checked to ensure they still
					 comply with the domain definition on the target system; if not, they are
					 adjusted to the new domain.</ListItem>
                  </List>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#print.errors.yn" role="manual">Print Errors</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="788" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, errors that occur
				during the import are printed.</TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="true">
               <TD width="230" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#hide.session" role="manual">Hide Session</GUIRef>
               </TD>
               <TD width="788" rowspan="1" colspan="1">If this check box is selected,, the session window is
				hidden and a progress window appears when you click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tg/brg/tgbrg1245m000#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Import</GUIRef>.</TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Import Language-Dependent Data from XML - Wizard (ttadv8920m000)</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To import XML files with language-dependent components into
		  the data dictionary, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv8920m000" role="session">Import Language-Dependent Data from XML - Wizard (ttadv8920m000)</GUIRef> session.
		  When you import the language-dependent components, Tools will take the
		  following actions:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Compile the imported labels</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Convert imported domains to run-time</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Convert the imported system overhead to run-time</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>After the import, the imported components are ready for
		immediate use at run-time.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>In Tools, you can define multiple labels with the same code,
		which have different heights, and lengths.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>By default, Tools displays the longest label defined for the
		label code of a software component.</Paragraph>
      <Paragraph>If an imported label is shorter than any existing labels with
		the same code in the VRC, the existing older label displays on the software
		component. To ensure the imported labels display for your VRC’s software
		components, select the <Emphasis>Remove Existing Label Variants</Emphasis> check box in this session.</Paragraph>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If an error occurs during the import process, Tools does not
		  compile the labels. However, to compile these labels after the import process,
		  use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv1243m000" role="session">Compile Labels (ttadv1243m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <Paragraph>For more specific information, refer to the online help of this
		session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>