General Procedure

A Transport Case can be used to exchange objects between different AE systems or between clients of the same system. The individual steps are explained below.

Procedure

	1.	Selection

In the first step, select the objects that should be transported in the Explorer and move them to the Transport Case. Use the "Transport" command or the drag-and-drop function for this purpose. Note that you need the privilege "Access to Transport Case". You can undo your selections at any time.

	2.	Export

In the second step, call the utility AE DB UnloadDienstprogramm zum Entladen der Automation Engine-Datenbank in order to unload the objects from the Transport Case to a file (by default UC_DATA.TXT). The file name and its place of storage can be individually specified in the INI file. Start the exporting process by clicking "Unload transport container". A dialog opens in which you can select whether the export refers to only one particular client or to all clients. Enter "No" if only one client is concerned, and then enter the client number in the next dialog window. You cannot export particular object but you can determine whether the objects should be removed from the Transport Case after they have been transported.

Note that the Transport Case of system client 0000 displays all objects that should be transported.

	3.	Adjustment (optional)

You can modify exported data using the program AE DB Change. You can easily adjust this data to a different AE system or client.

	4.	Import

Loaded or modified data can be imported using the utility AE DB Load. It automatically recognizes the loading type and opens some input dialogs. Specify if you want to keep the same clients (for example, if you import to a different database) or if the utility should import all objects to one particular client. You also have the option whether or not to clean the transport folder.

Notes

• Exports and imports involve a huge amount of data that is moved in the database. Ensure that sufficient database space is available and note that the whole process can take a while. In some cases, it can affect the performance of basic operations.
• You can also export and import objects in batch mode by using start parameters.
• In order to facilitate the import of a data file in batch mode, its name and path must be written to the INI file of the loading program (input=).