Exporting Scenarios

1. Purpose of Exporting:
• The export (and import) procedure allows you to transfer Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) objects from one repository to another.
2. Exporting a Single Scenario:
• The process to export a single scenario is covered in a different section: Exporting one ODI Object.
3. Exporting a Group of Scenarios:
• To export a group of scenarios, follow these steps:

2.               Select the Project or Folder containing the group of scenarios you want to export.

3.               Right-click and select Export All Scenarios…. This opens the Export all scenarios dialog.

4. Specify Export Parameters in the Dialog:
• In the Export all scenarios dialog, you will need to provide the following parameters:

Parameter	Description
Export Directory	The directory where the export file will be created. If not specified, the Default Export Directory is used.
Child components export	If checked, objects linked to the object being exported will also be exported (e.g., visible objects under the exported object in the tree). It’s recommended to leave this option checked.
Replace existing files without warning	If checked, existing files will be replaced by the ones in the export.
Type of objects to export	Select the type of objects whose scenarios you want to export.
Encryption options	Set an Export Key to preserve and encrypt sensitive data (e.g., passwords). This key will be needed when importing and decrypting the sensitive data.
Advanced options	This set of options allows you to configure the XML output file format. It's recommended to leave the default values.

5. Advanced Options for XML Export Format:
• You can specify advanced settings to control the XML export file:

Parameter	Description
XML Version	Specifies the XML version in the export file (e.g., <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>).
Character Set	Specifies the encoding in the export file (e.g., <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>).
Java Character Set	The Java character set used to generate the file.

6. Complete the Export:
• After setting all parameters, click OK to proceed.
7. Export File Creation:
• The XML-formatted export files will be created at the specified Export Directory.