Preparing the server for import

As part of the migration process, you must prepare the destination server before you migrate BMC Service Request Management objects and data. The following objects must be present on the destination server before importing service request definitions (SRDs) and process definition templates (PDTs). Otherwise, imported objects might not function as expected.

Foundation data

All foundation data must be identical in the source and destination servers, including the GUIDs for each record. If you manually recreate foundation data (such as companies and sites) on the destination server, the system might not recognize the data, even if the names are the same. This occurs because the records in the foundation data on each server might have different GUIDs.

The application automatically checks the foundation data for consistency. For more information, see How foundation data is validated.

Customizations

Customizations include workflow and form changes. Any customizations must be migrated manually, including:

• Standard forms that have been modified
• New forms and workflow
• Custom advanced interface forms (AIFs) and workflow

Configuration data

Configuration data is populated in the fulfillment configuration forms that are used in the Application Administration Console, and is referenced in Service Request Management. This data must be migrated manually, including data in the following forms:

• Approval mappings — APR:Approver Lookup
• On Behalf Of management — OBO:OnBehalfOfDefinition
• Service Level Management data (for example, service targets, work information, and attachments)
  • Service target defaults — INT:SLMSRS:ConfigServiceTarget:Defaults
• Work order rules — WOI:CFG Rules
• AIF configuration — SRS:CFGAdvancedInterface
• Define application field — SYS:Form Field Selection (any records added or changed)
• Define application target data — SRM:AppTargetData (any records added or changed)
• Tasks templates — TMS:TaskTemplate
• Task group templates — TMS:TaskGroupTemplate

Atrium Service Catalog data

Make sure that requestable offerings and service offerings from the Atrium Service Catalog data are included on the destination server.

If you are migrating SRDs that were linked to a requestable offering (RO) from the Atrium Service Catalog, transfer the related Atrium data by using Atrium Integrator before you import the SRDs. For more information, see Transferring data from external data stores to BMC CMDB .

Transferring the Atrium data ensures that the RO relationship data is preserved in Atrium. In Service Request Management, a new RO is created as a Transactional offering, and the Service and Service Offering fields on the SRD are empty.

If you manually create the related Atrium data, the keys used to maintain the relationship will not match, and the RO information is lost. To fix this issue, associate the imported SRD to the new Business Service and Service Offering.

When you delete an SRD, the related requestable offering in the Atrium Service Catalog is not deleted until the data is purged (this is usually a scheduled process). If you export, delete, and then import that SRD on the same computer, make sure that the requestable offering related to the deleted SRD is purged, or the new SRD will not be imported properly.

To prepare the server for import

1. Use Developer Studio to migrate custom form and workflow definitions from your source server to your destination server.
   For more information, see Exporting and importing definitions  in Action Request System documentation.

   Important

   For custom AIFs, use the Directly Related option to migrate the forms and custom workflow. You should also attach the standard workflow on the destination server after the custom AIF is imported. See Creating AIFs from templates .

2. Migrate Service Request Management configuration data:
   1. Use the reporting function to export the configuration data in  .arx  format from the source server, as explained in  Reporting on application activity .

   2. Import the data by using Data Import, as explained in Importing data into forms by using Data Import .

Where to go from here

Use one of the following methods to export and import BMC Service Request Management objects and data:

• Migrating data by using the Deployment Application
• Migrating data by using the Import Export Console
• Migrating data by using the Data Management Job Console