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Merging Repositories

This feature replaces the deprecated Import from Repositoryfeature from the previous releases.

Krishnan Viswanathan

Sr. Product Manager

Oracle BI EE


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Overview

The option to Import from a repository is based on an old pieceof code which is incomplete and out of date based on someof the changes to the current meta data and the consistencychecks. The new and recommended process for merging is touse the 3-way merge feature.

In the Maui release, the option to Import from Repository isdeprecated and the menu option is disabled by default.

The purpose of this presentation is to walk through therecommended process of using the Merge Option to import

from another repository.The first part of the presentation also shows how to re-enable

the Import from Repository option if users desires to use it.


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Enabling Import from Repository

In the Maui release, the option to Import from Repository is disabled.

This functionality is set to be deprecated in the future releases.

To re-enable this option :

1. Click the Tools -> Option menu and Check Allow Import from Repository and

click Ok. This will enable the File -> Import -> Repository option.

Note : Every time you try to import from Repository, a warning will pop-up stating

that this functionality has been deprecated and to choose the Merge Option

for this functionality (Described in later slides).


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Recommended process to Import from Repository

Pre-requisite : Create a blank repository.

Steps to create a blank repository:1. Open admin tool by clicking on the Admin tool Icon.

2. Click on the New icon (or File->New from the menu).

3. Give it a name (e.g.: Blank.rpd)

4. Save and close the repository.

Steps to Merge :

1. Open the repository to merge objects from. This is the source repository.2. Click File/Merge

3. For Original Repository, choose the Blank.rpd (created in the pre-requisite stepabove).

4. Click on the Select button corresponding to Modified Repository and select therepository you want to merge into (destination repository to merge objects into).

5. Click on Select button corresponding to Save merged repository as and type the new

name for destination repository where the objects will be merged. (Although, itspossible to have this name the same as destination repository name from step 4, it isadvisable to have a different name to be able to back out changes easier and notcorrupt the original repository.)

6. In the middle window, click on Decision column for each line and change betweenCurrent or Modified. (Choose current displayed in the Description column.)

7. Click Merge button and save the new merged repository.


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Step 1 : Open the Source Repository

The source is the repository where user would want to import the objects from.

(In this example, UsageTracking.rpd is the source repository and the Usage

Tracking objects are to be merged with demo1.rpd Objects in Target

repository)


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Step 2 : Start the Merge process (File -> Merge)

To start the merge process, Click File and choose Merge.



Step 3 : Open Original Repository

Choose the Blank Repository which was created earlier as the Original

Repository.



Step 4 : Select Target Repository

TargetRepository

The Target is the repository where user would want to import the objects

into.(In this example, Target repository is the demo1.rpd)



Step 5 : Select Merged Repository

MergedRepository

This is the name of the newly merged repository. Although, its possible to

have this name the same as destination repository name from step 4, it

is advisable to have a different name to be able to back out changes

easier and not corrupt the original repository.)



Step 6 : Decide Objects to Merge.

Make decisionsto include orexclude objects

Make a decisions to include/exclude each object. The current status is displayed in the

Description column (either Added to Current or Deleted from Current). To keep it as

displayed in Description, choose Current in the decision column. To change from

what is displayed in description, choose Modified option.



Step 7 : Merge.

Click toMerge

Choose from the Decisions columns to include/exclude each object. The current

status is displayed in the Description column (either Added to Current or Deleted

from Current). To keep it as displayed in Description, choose Current in the

decision column. To change from what is displayed in description, choose

Modified option.



Screen Shot with Explanation. Click through for steps.

Source

Repository

Blank/Empty

Repository

TargetRepository

MergedRepository

Make decisionsto include orexclude objects

Click toMerge



Alternate process when Importing from/to a very largeRepository

When importing from/to a large repository, there is a substantial difference

in the time taken to do the merge. The following steps is an alternatemethod you can try which can reduce the time taken to merge therepositories.

Steps to Merge from/to a Large Repository :

1.Open the Large repository first.

2.Click File/Merge

3.For Original Repository, choose the Blank.rpd (created in the pre-requisite step above).

4.For Modified Repository select the repository you want the objects to be merged from(Smaller repository).

5.Choose a new name for the "Save merged repository as"

6. For the "Decisions" column leave them as "Current".7.Click Merge button and save the new merged repository.

Note: The objects from the Modified repository (Step 4) are not shown within theDecisions window, but are automatically copied over into the target repository.

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