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Once connections to the selected sources and destination are established, you need to select the type of data objects to display and operate on. The Jobs/Job Groups data type is selected by default once a connection is established for the first time. The last selected data type is saved once the current session is closed and the application terminated. This data type will be selected upon start of the next session. To select a different type is a simple matter of selecting the corresponding tab. The type of data object that is currently selected is displayed in the title as well as the status panel of the Main Selections dialog.
The type of data object displayed is managed from the Transport main menu. The type of data object displayed is managed given a tabbed, data type view from the Transporter main screen.
Select a data type for display by selecting the corresponding tab. The list of data objects for each type can be very extensive depending upon the sources.
If you are working with job data objects, the number of jobs listed can be very large. With job objects, it is recommended that you filter out unwanted jobs before selecting the jobs to copy. The filter criteria specified in the current session is saved upon application termination and available for subsequent sessions. Only Jobs/Job Groups can be filtered.
From the list of data objects that is displayed, select the objects to copy by clicking in the check box to the left of the source object and then initiating the Start Transfer option.
Selecting the job data type may list an extensive number of jobs, making it difficult to navigate to the desired jobs for transport. You should filter which jobs display in the Source field to limit the number of jobs that are displayed. Jobs are filtered from the Job Filter dialog.
The Job Filter dialog is displayed by clicking the Filter button or by selecting the Filter option under the Search main menu.
Use this dialog to filter out undesired jobs. The elements included on this dialog are as follows:
Note The filter is only applied to the Source Database. The destination Database is unfiltered.
After setting the filter criteria for jobs, click the OK button to display only the jobs in the source that meet the specified criteria.
Even after filtering jobs, you may still have more jobs than you want. The specific jobs that will be worked with must still be selected.
If there is an extensive list of data displayed in the source or destination lists, you may have difficulty finding a specific data object. Transporter provides a way for you to search for a specific data object using a text string.
To find a specific data object at the source:
Step 1 In the Search field next to the Find button, enter a string of text to search for.
Step 2 Click the First button to display the first data object that matches the specified criteria from the source list.
Step 3 Click the Next button to go to the next data object that matches the search criteria.
Continue clicking the Next button until you arrive at the desired item.
If no data object matches the search criteria, a “Not found.” message is displayed.
To find a specific data object at the Destination:
Step 1 In the Search field next to the Find button, enter a string of text to search for.
Step 2 Select the Find First menu option from the destination popup menu, to display the first data object that matches the specified criteria from the destination list.
Step 3 Select the Find Next menu option from the destination popup menu, to go to the next data object that matches the search criteria.
Continue selection of Find Next until you arrive at the desired item.
If no data object matches the search criteria, a “Not found.” message displays.
While you may want to copy all of the objects listed in the source, it is more likely that you need to selectively designate which objects will be copied.
Figure 5-1 Selecting Data Objects
The following options are available for making your selections:
Right-click on the job group and select the Check Entire Group option from the displayed context menu. You can also click on the job group while pressing the Shift and Ctrl keys to select the entire job group simultaneously.
Note Clicking on a job group selects the job group parent and all child jobs within the job group given Job Transport Configuration options, Auto Select Parent Group and Auto Select Children.
Note The availability of menu options varies depending on the data type selected.
Right-clicking in the Source or Destination fields displays a context menu of selection and display options specific to the data type selected. If a keyboard shortcut is available, it is displayed beside the menu option.
The following options are available in the context menu at the source for the Job type:
The following options are available in the context menu at the Destination for the Job type:
The process of selecting job objects to copy can be time consuming, depending upon the number of jobs you are working with. Creating a selection file will save time and effort when repeating the copying process in the future. However, the primary benefit of preserving your selections, is that you can perform the copying operation at a later time as a scheduled job in TES.
The selection file saves the names of the source and destination being used, the current configuration option settings, and the jobs/job groups that are selected. The information within the selection file can be examined by opening the file with a standard text editor program like Notepad. A .xpr extension is added when the selection file is saved for easy identification. By specifying the name of the selection file as a command line parameter, you can run the job copying process as a batch job in TES. See .
Step 1 Complete the selection of the job objects between the source and destination.
Step 2 From the File menu, select the Save selections option to display the Save Selections to File dialog.
Step 3 Name and save the file to the desired directory location. Providing a qualified name for the selection file will be helpful when searching for the file in the future.
An Information dialog confirms that the selection file was created successfully.
If a selections file has been saved, you can load the job/job group data and configuration option settings specified in the file by selecting File >Load Selections from the main menu while the job type is in effect. The Open Selection File dialog appears. Select the desired file to load the corresponding jobs into transporter.