Migrating objects between servers or files

You can migrate objects between servers, between a server and a file, or between files.

Important

  • If you have migrated hierarchical groups, the Differences report might show a difference between source and destination. This could be because a child group was migrated but not its parent. To resolve this difference, migrate both parent and child groups.
  • You cannot compare association object in Migrator.
  • You cannot migrate your association object from .migrator or .def file to a server and from a server to a .migrator or .def file.
  1. Open windows for your source and destination.
    • To open a window for a server, select File > New Server Window, and select a server.
    • To open a window for a file, select File > Open, and select a file.
  2. Click in the source window.
  3. Select Migrate > Migration Mode.
  4. From the Migrate menu, select the type of object migration to perform:

    • All 

      AR System

       Objects—Migrate all objects listed in the source window.

    • Form and Related Objects—Migrate a form and all of its related objects.
    • Deploy Application—Migrate an application and all of its objects to the same server. See Migrating-applications.
    • Selected Objects—Migrate only the objects selected in the source window.
  5. From the Destination Type dialog box, select the destination type by clicking Server or Migrator File.
    • If you select Server, select a destination server and enter your user name and password.
      The source server is always the server window that is active at the time of the migration. To review object differences on the same server, select the same destination server as your source, and then add a prefix when prompted by the Prefix dialog box.
    • If you select Migrator File, enter the file destination path, type a file name, and click Save. The migration is saved as a .migrator file.
  6. If you are prompted to proceed with the migration, select Yes.
  7. To view the progress and results of your migration, open the Migration Status pane by selecting View > Migration Status if it is not already open.
    • Select the All tab to see the progress of the migration; select the Completed tab to see a list of completed migrations.
    • To view a results report for a completed migration, double-click the migration in the Completed tab. For more information about results reports, see Viewing-migration-results.

 

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