Step 3: Import Data into New Optim Directory

This step describes how to import data into a new Optim™ Directory.

The next step in the Conversion Process is to import the objects into the new Optim Directory.

Convert Optim Directory Objects - Step 3: Import Data into a New Optim Directory dialog

To begin this step, select the Import Data into a New Optim Directory check box and click Proceed. To skip this step, leave the check box blank and click Proceed.

Specify Optim Directory

This task describes how to specify the name of the new Optim Directory.

Use the Specify Optim Directory dialog to select the name of the new Optim Directory into which objects are imported.

Convert Optim Directory Objects - Specify Optim Directory dialog

Connect to Database

This task describes how to connect to the database.

The Configuration program must connect to the database in order to access the new Optim Directory tables. The entries in the Connect to Database dialog are populated with values entered when the Directory was created.

Convert Optim Directory Objects - Connect to Database dialog
Connection String
The name or string needed for the server to access the Optim Directory database.
Password
Enter the password (up to 30 characters) that corresponds to the specified User ID.

Import Optim Directory Definitions

This task describes how to import Optim Directory definitions.

After the workstation is connected to the database, you can import the objects using the Import Optim Directory Definitions dialog.

Convert Optim Directory Objects - Step 3: Import Optim Directory Definitions dialog
Optim Directory
Name of the Optim Directory into which objects are imported.
Export File Name
Enter the name of the Export File. The Export File was created during the Export Process and contains the object definitions to import.
Optim Definitions
Identifies the objects in the Export File. You can display a list of objects of a certain type by clicking the plus (+) sign. Select the check boxes associated with the objects you want to import. To exclude an object, clear the corresponding check box. You must select at least one object definition to run the Import Process.
Continue Import if Errors
Indicate whether processing should stop if an error occurs. To continue processing if an error occurs, select the check box. To halt processing if an error occurs, clear the check box.
Overwrite Existing Definitions
Indicate what action is required when the name of an imported object matches that of an object already in the current Optim Directory:
  • To select any or all objects and overwrite the existing definitions in the Directory, select the check box.
  • To prevent overwriting objects, clear the check box.

Run Import

This task describes how to run the Import Process.

There are two ways to run the Import Process:

  • If you want to import all selected objects at one time (i.e., in one import process), click Next.
  • If you want to import a group of objects in one import process, and import another group in a separate import process, click Import. Each time you click Import, the objects selected in the Optim Definitions list are processed, but the Import dialog remains displayed so you can select the next group of objects you want to import.

For example, if you want to import all Access Definitions in one import process, import all Table Maps in another import process, and import all Calendars in a third import process, do the following:

  1. Select the Access Definitions you want to import in the Optim Definitions list, and then click Import.
  2. After the selected Access Definitions are processed, select the Table Maps you want to import, and click Import again.
  3. After the selected Table Maps are processed, select the Calendars you want to import, and click Import a third time. (Alternatively, you can click Next when you are ready to process the last group of objects you want to import, as discussed in the Note following step 4.)
  4. When you are done importing objects, click Skip to display the Complete dialog, described under Conversion Complete. When you are ready to process the last group of objects you want to import, you can click Next, instead of Import, to complete the Import process. If you do that, you do not have to click Skip to display the Complete dialog.

During import processing, the status bar displays information about the Import process. After processing completes, imported objects are identified by a gray check box.

If any errors occur, processing continues or stops based on the setting specified for the Continue Import if Errors prompt. Errors are identified by a red “X” beside each object in error. If the Overwrite Existing Definitions check box is cleared, duplicate definitions are noted in bold, and they are not imported. If some objects fail to be imported due to errors, check the specifications, and then retry the Import process by clicking Import.

Conversion Complete

This task describes how to complete the Conversion Process.

When you finish importing objects, the Conversion Process opens the Complete dialog. Click Close on that dialog to return to the Configuration main window, where you can quit the program or perform other tasks.

Convert Optim Directory Objects - Complete dialog


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