Exporting and importing a process application that uses customized governance

If you export a snapshot of a process application that is under governance, the governance process is not included in the export package. The association to the governance process is exported with the process application, but the governance process itself is not exported. If you want to export the governance process as well, you need to do that action separately.

About this task

If you have a snapshot of a process application under governance, you might want to export it for use in another IBM® Process Center. In that new context, you might want to use the same governance process, or you might want to apply a new or different governance process. Follow these steps to achieve those goals.

Procedure

Export a snapshot of the process application that is under governance as a .twx file. The governance process selection is also exported in the .twx file.
Optional: If you want to use the current governance process on the new server, export a snapshot of the governance process as well. Import a snapshot of the governance process. Mark it as "Released". If you import a snapshot of the governance process first, the dependency is restored when the process application is imported. If a released snapshot of the governance process that is identified in the process application dependency is not present in the target Process Center, the governance selection changes to the default governance process.
Import the snapshot of the process application to the new server.
Optional: If you are applying a new governance process instead of using one that was previously imported, associate a snapshot of the new governance process with the process application. The snapshots of the governance process and the process application must be in the same Process Center.

Results

You have now imported a snapshot of the process application into the target Process Center. Later, if you import a new snapshot of the same process application, the dependency that has been established in the target Process Center determines the resulting implementation:

If the process application in the target Process Center has a dependency on a governance process that is not the default process, the new snapshot uses that dependency. The imported dependency is ignored.
If the process application in the target Process Center has a dependency on a default governance process, the new snapshot adopts an imported dependency if a released snapshot of the governance process identified in the .twx file is available in the Process Center.