Importing resources from previous versions

You can work with resources from previous versions of the product by using a project interchange file to import the resources into the latest version.

About this task

You might have resources from previous versions of WebSphere® Message Broker or IBM® Integration Bus, such as Message Flow projects, Java™ projects, and message set projects, that you want to use in IBM Integration Bus Version 10.1. You can import these resources by using a project interchange file.

Message flow projects in WebSphere Message Broker Version 7.0 and Message Broker projects from WebSphere Message Broker Version 8.0 are replaced by integration projects in IBM Integration Bus Version 10.1. When you import Message Flow projects or Message Broker projects into IBM Integration Toolkit Version 10.1, they are converted automatically to integration projects. You can then use an imported project as the basis for a new application or library.

To import resources into IBM Integration Bus Version 10.1 by using a project interchange file, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. In the previous version of WebSphere Message Broker Toolkit or IBM Integration Toolkit, export the resources that you want to use in IBM Integration Toolkit Version 10.1.
    1. Click File > Export.
      The Export wizard opens.
    2. Expand Other, click Project Interchange, then click Next.
    3. Select the projects that you want to export, and specify the location for the compressed file that is created. You can save the file to a folder on your file system, or to a disk drive.
    4. Click Finish.
      The project interchange file is created in the specified location.
  2. Create an IBM Integration Toolkit Version 10.1 workspace, or open an existing one.
  3. Import the project interchange file into the Version 10.1 workspace.
    1. Click File > Import.
      The Import wizard opens.
    2. Expand IBM Integration, click Project Interchange, then click Next.
    3. Specify the location of the project interchange file that you created in step 1.
    4. Specify the location of the open Version 10.1 workspace.
    5. Select the projects that you want to import into your Version 10.1 workspace, then click Finish.

What to do next

You can choose to convert the imported projects to applications or libraries. For detailed instructions for how to convert your resources, see Converting existing projects to applications and libraries.