Import Flags

Use the import flags listed in the lower portion of the Parameters tab (shown in the following figure) to control migrator behavior.

Figure 10-4. Import flags

The available import flags vary with object type.

Preview Import Option

If you set Preview Import? to Yes, the migrator does not actually import the migrated entity into the destination instance, but instead, simulates the migration and generates an execution log.

Import Behavior Controls

The following settings modify the specific import behavior for the entity to migrate.

  • Replace existing request type?

    If the entity to migrate already exists in the target PPM instance, you can decide whether or not to replace it. The default selection is Yes.

    If the entity does not exist in the destination instance, it is created.

  • Replace existing req hdr type?

    If the request type to be migrated references a request header type that already exists in the target PPM instance, you can decide whether or not to replace it. The default value is No.

  • Replace existing validations?

    If the target entity references validations that already exist in the target PPM instance, you can decide whether or not to overwrite them. The default value is No.

    Regardless of the value, any validations that are missing from the destination instance are automatically created.

  • Replace existing special cmds?

    If the validation to be migrated references PPM special commands (including parent and child special commands) that exist in the target PPM instance, you can decide whether or not to replace them. The default value is No.

  • Add missing request statuses?

    If the request type to be migrated references request statuses that do not exist in the target PPM instance, you can decide whether or not to create them. The default value is No.

  • Add missing security groups?

    If the entity to be migrated references security groups that are not included in the target instance, you can add those security groups. The default value is No.

    Only the list of associated access grants, but not associated users, is transferred.