You can export an object to an application archive file. You can store the file, or make it available to an administrator to deploy to a Data Integration Service.
If you want to export an object to a file, you must create a valid application and add the object to it. Then you can export the application to an application archive file.
The application must be valid before it can be exported to an application archive file. To export an application that is not valid, right-click an object and select
Export
, and then choose an export format.
Choose to export an executable object or a flat file data source.
To export a mapping, workflow, or other executable object, right-click the object and select
Deploy
.
To export a flat file data source, right-click the object and choose
Deploy as a web service
or
Deploy as a SQL Data service
.
The Developer tool prompts you to create an application.
Enter an application name.
To choose a location for the application, accept the default location, or click
Browse
and select another location.
To add objects to the application, click the Add button and select objects.
To deploy the application with parameter sets, complete the following steps:
Click the Add button to select the parameter sets to include in the application.
Select each parameter set to include from the list. You can select all the parameter sets.
Click
Next
.
Select
Export as an application archive file
.
Click
Browse
to select the directory to save the file to.
The
Choose a Directory
dialog box appears.
Select the directory and click
OK
.
To configure details for an SQL data service, complete the following steps.
To choose a location for an SQL data service, accept the default location, or click
Browse
and select another location.
To add virtual tables to the SQL data service, click
Next
.
Click the Add button to configure additional virtual tables for the SQL data service.
To configure details for a web service, complete the following steps.
Enter a name for the web service.
Accept the default Model repository location, or click
Browse
and select another location.
Enter a namespace.
Enter a prefix.
To add operations to the web service, click
Next
.
Click the Add button to create a new operation.
Configure input and output for each operation.
Click
Finish
.
The Developer Tool validates the application and then exports it to an application archive file.
If the application is not valid, the deployment process fails.
You can store the application archive file in another system. For example, you can archive it in a version control system. An administrator can deploy the application in the file to a Data Integration Service from the infacmd dis DeployApplication command. You can also import the application in the file to a Model repository.