Reviewing the data package contents
A successful completion of an export job creates a data package containing the data in scope of migration.
To review the data package contents
- Select Data Migration > View Migration Jobs.
- Select a job.
- Click the Exported Data tab.
The Info sub-tab is automatically displayed under the Exported Data tab.
The Info sub-tab
The following fields are shown on the Info sub-tab.
Field | Description |
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Export Date | The date and time that BMC Helix Data Manager created this package. |
Status | The status of the data package. Possible values are:
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File Format | The file format of the data package. Options are:
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Integrity | Indicates whether all expected files are in the data package folders. BMC Helix Data Manager automatically checks the XML descriptor for a data package against the files actually held in the file system to ensure that no files are missing. |
Incremental | Indicates whether the data package was created with the Incremental data migration option. This can be used to perform a delta data migration. |
Records | The number of BMC Helix ITSM records across all forms or tables in the data package. This is also shown in the summary dial on the right. |
Forms or Tables | The number of forms or tables in the data package. This is also shown in the summary dial on the right. |
Migration Pack | The name of the migration pack used to export the data in this data package. This migration pack must exist in the instance of BMC Helix Data Manager used to import the package. |
Source System | The name of the BMC Helix ITSM system from which the data in the data package was exported. |
Source Data Dictionary | The name of the data dictionary that was used to define the forms and fields or tables in the scope of the export that created this package. |
Target System | The name of the BMC Helix ITSM system into which the data package is intended to be imported into. You can import the package into any BMC Helix ITSM system that shares the same data dictionary as the original target system. |
Target Data Dictionary | The name of the data dictionary that defines the forms and fields or tables in the scope of the import. |
Folder Name | The name of the folder on the file system that holds all the data for the data package. |
The Content sub-tab
The Content sub-tab allows you to browse the forms or tables that were exported and view the individual files associated with each form or table. Click the Content tab to show the set of forms or tables that were exported into the package.
Select a form or table from the tree to show the following details.
Field | Description |
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Source Form or Source Table | The name of the form or table from which data was exported. |
Target Form or Target Table | The name of the form or table into which you want to import this data. |
Records | The number of records exported. |
Mode | The mode used to export this data:
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Export Status | Indicates whether this export was successful. |
Run-time Qualification | The qualification used at export time to extract the records. |
To import the T-table data for the selected form or table into a temporary table on a BMC Helix ITSM system, click Stage Data. This enables you to inspect the content of the data prior to importing it.
The Forms sub-tab and the Tables sub-tab
The Forms sub-tab and the Tables sub-tab show a list of all forms or tables in the data package and the total size of the files exported for that form or table.