Typically, you create an export file, then modify the file, and import the file back into Metrics Management. Depending on how you plan to use the import file, you define an import action when you create the export file. The import action specifies the action that Metrics Management performs on objects in the database during an import. Metrics Management supports using an import file to create new objects, and replace or delete existing objects. Metrics Management supports the following actions:
Add
Add creates a new object in Metrics Management for each unique object in the import file.
Edit
Edit replaces the object in Metrics Management with the object from the import file.
Add, Edit
Add, Edit applies the Edit action if the object exists in Metrics Management and the Add action if the object does not exist.
Delete
Delete removes any object from the database that matches the name and object type of the object in the import file.
None
None specifies that the file cannot be used as an import file.
Add