About exporting and importing Metrics Management objects
Metrics Management supports exporting objects to an XML file and importing XML objects into Metrics Management. Consider using object import and export to test a new object such as a book, map, or view. For example, create and test a map in the development environment. Once the map is ready for production, export the map to XML. Then, import the map into the production database.
Before performing an object export or import, Actuate recommends:
Taking the database offline before importing and exporting to avoid errors. For example, an import may fail if a user makes changes to a database when an XML import is running.
Running object imports and exports overnight if you plan to perform either operation in Serving mode. An object import or export can run on a remote database while the database is in the Serving mode. Running object imports and exports overnight avoids conflicts with other users on the system.
Taking the database offline before importing and exporting to avoid errors. For example, an import may fail if a user makes changes to a database when an XML import is running.