Exporting and Importing BIAR files

What are BIAR files?

Business Intelligence Archive Resource (BIAR) files are a packaging tool for managed content in a BusinessObjects Enterprise system. They can be used to archive folders and objects in the Enterprise repository so that they can be easily transferred to a different location. This is useful for making backups, and moving BI applications from a development environment to a production environment. BIAR files are only available on BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 systems.

Exporting to a BIAR file

Note:    You can only export to a BIAR file from a BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 system.

To export to a BIAR file

1. Open the Enterprise Repository view.
2. Right-click on the objects that you want to export.

Note:    If you are using a working set, you can only export items that are currently being displayed.

Note:    Objects inside a Favorites folder cannot be exported.

3. Select Export to BIAR file and specify the destination and name of the BIAR file, then click Export.

Note:    If the objects being exported are big or if there are a large number of them, the export process may take a while. Do not delete anything in the Enterprise Repository view while the export is in progress.

Importing from a BIAR file

Note:    You can only import from a BIAR file on a BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 system.

To import from a BIAR file

1. Open the Enterprise Repository view.
2. Right-click the BusinessObjects Enterprise system that you want to import, and click Import from BIAR file.

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Drag a BIAR file from the Project Workspace to the Enterprise Repository view.