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This is first official release of the Aptify Configuration Migration (CM) Tool. If you have any questions or problems using the tool please contact Aptify Technical Support. Your feedback is appreciated!. |
The Aptify Configuration Migration (CM) tool Tool assists administrators developers in moving entities and metadata from one location environment (the source) to another (the destination). This tool can be used to unpack entities during the initial server installation process, or during a server upgrade to a new version of Aptify. The CM tool Tool can also be used to move organization-specific entities and changes metadata from one server to another. The administrator You can choose which items to pack from a the source side database and unpack them on the destination sidedatabase, all within the same GUI interface. For example, to move new entities from a development server to the production server, the entities are packed on the development server using the Open Configuration for Packing option and then unpacked on the production server , using the tool's Open Configuration for Unpacking option. The CM tool also provides administrators developers with the ability, prior to any packing or unpacking action on an objectactions, to validate the object's data using existing rules use validation rules provided with the tool or with newly defined rules to verify the packs.
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Unpacking of a pack created using the CM Tool should be unpacked against a non-production environment first before using it to move entities and metadata into a production environment. Be in addition, make sure to back up backup the production server where you are trying to move entitiesunpacking, to provide a fall-back option, in case a problem occurs during the unpacking process. |
The This version of the Aptify CM Tool provides the following functionsfeature:
- Pack Packs and unpacking unpacks entities and metadata
- Upgrading Upgrade existing entities
- Moving Move database objects from one Aptify System environment to another Aptify system
- Include or exclude any object database objects while packing and unpacking
- Validation of data Validates entities and metadata using rules before performing a packing or unpacking action
- Adding Ability to add validation rules to system based on user an organization's specific requirements
- Automatic detailed logging of packing and unpacking processes, with exceptions being highlighted in red
The Aptify CM Tool does not provide the following:
- Support for packing data
This topic includes the following information to help you use the Aptify CM toolTool:
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