Exporting solution assets from a design object store

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You can use Workflow Center or Case administration client to export solution assets from the design object store. This export process creates a solution package that contains all the assets that were created for the solution in Case Builder.

You can use the Case administration client to export legacy Business Automation Workflow solution assets from the design object store if they have not yet been promoted into Workflow Center. This export process creates a solution package that contains all the assets that were created for the solution in Case Builder. The information on this page pertains to the export of legacy workflow solution assets.

For case solutions that have been promoted into Workflow Center to become case solution projects, you need to export a snapshot. A snapshot contains all the assets that were created for the solution in Case Builder. For more information on how to export a snapshot, see Importing and exporting projects.

Before you begin

The Case administration client can only export a solution package if the solution was committed from Case Builder.

If the solution includes assets or components that are not managed by Business Automation Workflow or by Content Cortex tools, migrate these external assets to the target environment by using native tools and processes as required by the particular solution application asset.

Important: Validate the case solution in Case Builder before you export it. Validation prevents any solution errors during import or installation of the solution into a Workflow Server environment.

Procedure

To export a legacy case solution package from Case administration client:

  1. Start the IBM® Business Automation Workflow Case administration client .
    Enter the following URL in a browser:
    http://server:port/navigator/?desktop=bawadmin
    server is the IBM Content Navigator server name or IP address.
    port is the IBM Content Navigator port number.
  2. In the navigation tree in the left window, select a design object store and click Solutions.
  3. On the Solutions page in the right window, select the solution that you want to export.
  4. Click Actions > Export > Solution and complete the steps.
    After you complete the steps, the solution package ZIP file is created in the folder that you specified.

What to do next

If your solution contains assets that were created in tools other than Business Automation Workflow, you must migrate and deploy these other assets with your solution application, for example
  • If your solution contains assets that were created in Content Cortex, use FileNet® Deployment Manager to create a deploy package that contains the assets.
  • If your solution is associated with a process application, you must export a snapshot of the process application. Before you import the solution package to the target environment, you must import the process application.
  • If your solution includes pages that contain custom widgets, which might not exist in the target environment, you must migrate the widgets before you import the solution package. The pages are included in the Pages folder of the exported solution.
  • If your solution uses properties that are associated with marking sets and you move the solution to a different environment, you must re-create the marking sets and any property templates that use the marking sets in the target environment. To re-create the marking sets, use the appropriate Content Cortex tools. When you re-create the properties, you must use the same symbolic name that is used in the source environment.

    To migrate the marking sets, use FileNet Deployment Manager to export and import the marking sets but not any property templates, which are created when the solution is deployed by Business Automation Workflow.