Process instance-independent data series are imported together with the measure configuration by means of the command line program runppmconfig (see PPM Operation Guide):
runppmconfig –user <user name> –password <password>
[–client <client name>]
–mode import
[–overwrite]
–keyindicator <XML measure configuration>
The executing user must have the Configuration import function privilege.
Additive configuration import
By default, i.e., without the option -overwrite, the import of the measure configuration is additive, i.e., data series that already exist in the PPM system are retained and remain unchanged.
For each imported data series, a database table with the internal name of the data series (pikicube name="...") is created and the corresponding data structure is established on the analysis server.
Overwriting configuration import
When importing a changed configuration of a process instance-independent data series at a later time using the command line option runppmconfig -mode import -overwrite, you must observe whether your changes affect the data structure of the existing data series (see below).
If they do, you must first delete the data imported into the data series before you import the changed configuration, if they do not, this is unnecessary.
Changes that do not affect the data structure
By specifying the option -overwrite you can make the following changes to the configuration of data series existing in the PPM system without first having to delete already imported data:
Changes that affect the data structure
If you want to import configuration changes that affect the data structure of a data series, you may need to delete previously imported data of the data series first (via the PPM user interface or the command line program runpikidata with the option -mode delete). Only then you can import the changed configuration using the import parameter -overwrite.
If the data series still contains data during the import of data structure relevant configuration changes, an error message is output and the new definition of the data series is not transferred. Import of allowed configuration changes is not canceled.
Configuration changes that affect the data structure include: