Validating the migration package

The purpose of the validation step is to detect problems caused by differences between the uploaded objects and objects in the target platform environment.

About this task

To accurately assess the objects, you must know about both the source and the target systems. The information is based on a comparison of the XML in the package with the target system. You must also know the meaning of the object text colors and icons.

Table 1. Description of object text colors and icons
Object color and icon Description
Object in green text with the Target with sunburst that indicates a new object icon. Object is in the package, but there is no object with the same object name and module and business object names, if appropriate, in the target environment.
Object in blue text with the Target with checkmark icon. Object with the same object name and module and business object names, if appropriate for the object type, is in both the package and the target environment, and their object labels do not cause a conflict.
Object in red text with the Red circle with white X. Indicates that the object does not exist. icon. Object dependent items are neither in the package nor the target environment. The issue must be resolved before the package can be imported.
Object in orange text with the Orange triangle with exclamation point. Indicates an object label conflict. icon. Object with the same object name and module and business object names, if appropriate for the object type, is in both the package and the target environment, but their object labels cause a conflict.

Procedure

  1. Click the Image of closed folder icon in the Navigation panel to show the details of the uploaded package.
    Note: A content object's name is always green with a Target with sunburst indicating a new object icon (indicating new) in the Object Migration screen.
    Note: If the target system contains more than one object with the same name (for example, a query at the module level and a query in one of the module's business objects), a warning is written to the Object Migration log. The import process updates the object in the target system that has the lowest ID with the object from the import package.
  2. To see an explanation for an object, click the hyperlinked name of the object in the Navigation panel. The Objects panel shows a brief Description.
    Note: If red objects with a Red circle with white X indicating that the object does not exist icon exist, you cannot import the migration. You must resolve each red problem before you can import the object into the target platform environment.