Exporting/Importing Application Properties

To facilitate migrating defined applications among different environments, Admin Tool allows you to export an application's properties to an XML file and import them into the new environment.

An application's general properties and identification methods are included when you export/import its properties.

Exporting application properties

To export an application's properties:

  1. In the Menu Pane, click Applications.

  2. In the Entities Pane, select the application whose properties you want to save.

  3. In the Properties Pane, click the button.

  4. Navigate to the location in which to save the file.

  5. Click Save.

An XML file is saved to the selected location.

Importing application properties

To import an application's properties:

  1. In the Menu Pane, click Applications

  2. If the application you wish to import already appears in the Entities Pane:

    1. Select the relevant application.

    2. In the Properties Pane, click the button.

    3. Navigate to the XML file you previously saved for this application.

    4. Click Open.

      The application's general properties and identification methods are loaded into the Properties Pane.

    5. Click the button.

  3. If the application you wish to import does NOT appear in the Entities Pane:

    1. From the toolbar, click the button.

    2. In the Properties Pane, click the button.

    3. Navigate to the XML file you previously saved for this application.

    4. Click Open.

      The application's general properties and identification methods are loaded into the Properties Pane.

    5. Click the button.