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  1. Preface
  2. Understanding the Repository
  3. Using the Repository Manager
  4. Folders
  5. Managing Object Permissions
  6. Local and Global Shortcuts
  7. Team-Based Development with Versioned Objects
  8. Labels
  9. Object Queries
  10. Team-Based Development with Deployment Groups
  11. Copying Folders and Deployment Groups
  12. Exporting and Importing Objects
  13. Exchanging Metadata
  14. Copying Objects
  15. Metadata Extensions
  16. MX Views Reference
  17. PowerCenter Reports Reference

Repository Guide

Repository Guide

Copying Designer Objects

Copying Designer Objects

You can copy Designer objects within the same folder, to a different folder, or to a different repository. You can copy any of the Designer objects such as sources, targets, mappings, mapplets, transformations, and dimensions. You must open the target folder before you can copy to it. To copy these objects, you must resolve all conflicts that occur in the target folder.
When you copy Designer objects, you might have the following copy conflicts or options:
  • Duplicate item name.
    When you copy objects you might have duplicate objects in the target folder. When you copy a mapping or mapplet, the wizard attempts to copy all the components of the mapping to the target. You might have some duplicate components in the target folder. You can resolve these conflicts individually, or you select resolutions all at once.
  • Copy a source included in a primary key-foreign key relationship that is not included in the mapping.
    When you copy a mapping with a source object that has a primary key-foreign key relationship with another object not included in the mapping, the Copy Wizard asks you if you want to copy the referenced object.
  • Retain current values in reusable Sequence Generator or Normalizer transformations.
    If you copy Sequence Generator transformations, select the Sequence Generator and Normalizer Current Value to retain the current value of the sequence number. When copying a Normalizer transformation, select this option to retain the current value of the generated key sequence. This option appears when you copy Sequence Generator or Normalizer transformations.
  • Copy SAP Program information.
    If you copy an SAP mapping, you can choose to copy the associated installed ABAP program. Choose the Copy SAP Program Information check box. This option appears when you copy an SAP mapping across repositories.

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