The ObjectManager tool

The ObjectManager tool provides a command-line interface (CLI) that you can use instead of the application graphical user interface to load data into the IBM OpenPages® with Watson™ repository.

With the ObjectManager tool, you can perform the following tasks:
  • Import (load) data, such as objects and configuration data, into the OpenPages with Watson repository.
  • Export (dump) filtered or unfiltered data from the OpenPages with Watson repository. You can use this functionality, for example, to migrate environments and data from one computer to another one in a multi-deployment environment.
  • Batch-load multiple loader files in a single session.

Only a Super Administrator has full access to ObjectManager operations.

If you use ObjectManager to load data from one environment into another, the source and target environments must have the same version and patch level of OpenPages with Watson.

For an alternative to using the ObjectManager tool, use Administration menu > System Migration > Import Configuration. You can use it to load system data, user-related information, and instance data. The rules that apply to loader files that are imported with the ObjectManager tool apply also to Import Configuration.

You can change the ObjectManager configuration settings, such as the maximum size of requests that are sent from ObjectManager to the REST API. For more information, see Tools properties and parameters.