Exporting Objects

Exporting an object can invoke the transformation of records from the Entire Operations database into an external format.

Exporting objects via Entire Operations is only possible if your monitor is running. The execution of all imports and exports is performed asynchronously.

You can export objects with the Export function provided for a node or node item. Alternatively, you can use the Import/Export function of the General node. This section provides instruction for both functions.

To export single or multiple node items

In the object workspace, select a node or a node instance and choose Export from the context menu.

An Export Objects window similar to the example below opens:

Depending on the node or node instance selected, the From section contains different output fields that indicate the source objects used for the export.

All input fields and options that can be available in this window section are described in Fields and Options: Export Objects Window.
Select the location where you want to export the object(s). Depending on the location selected, additional fields appear in the To section of the window.

All input fields and options that can be available in this window section are described in Fields and Options: Export Objects Window.
When you are finished, choose OK.

A user-specific Import/Export window opens.

The window contains a list of all processing requests submitted for the objects to be exported (or imported). If you selected a node in Step 1, requests for all objects contained in this node are listed.

The list indicates the current processing status and whether a request has been completed successfully.

The functions available in the Import/Export window are described in Functions: Import/Export Window.
When you are finished, choose OK.

All objects listed in the Import/Export window are exported in the previously specified format.

If the export process is successful, the data collected for the listed objects is output in the specified export file.

The syntax that applies to the entries in the export file is explained in Syntax in Import/Export Files and Object Processing Rules.

To export objects from the General node

In the object workspace, select the General node and choose Import/Export from the context menu.
In the Import/Export window, choose Add Export.

(All functions available in the window are described in Functions: Import/Export Window.)
In the Export Objects window, define the object you want to export.

The fields contained in the window are described in Fields and Options: Export Objects Window.

This document covers the following topics:

Fields and Options: Export Objects Window
Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects

Fields and Options: Export Objects Window

The fields and options provided in the Export Objects window are described in the following table.

Field/Option	Description
From:
	Depending on the Object type selected, owner, network, network version and job used for the export are displays as output fields in the From section.
Object type	An output field that displays the object type previously specified. See also Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects.
...	The remaining From fields differ according to the object type selected. See also Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects.
To:
Location	The location of the file that contains the export data. Select either of the following options:
	Natural source	Export to a Natural text object. See also the fields Library and Member.
	Text file	Export to a text file. See also Using Favorites for Text Files.
Node	Only for Text file locations. Enter the name of the node through which the specified text file can be accessed. The text file must exist.
Text file	Only for Text file locations. Enter the name of the text file to be used for the export. See also Using Favorites for Text Files.
Favorites	This option button is only available if Text file is selected: see Using Favorites for Text Files.
User ID	Only for Text file locations. Enter the default user ID if defined for the specified node.
Group	Only for Text file locations. Enter the UNIX group or Windows domain (optional) if defined for the specified node.
Library	Only for Natural source locations. Enter the name of the library that contains the Natural text object used for export.
Member	Only for Natural source locations. Enter the prefix (maximum is 5 alphanumeric characters) of the Natural text object that contains the export data. Single or multiple text objects with the specified prefix can exist depending on the amount of data to be exported. For example: The prefix `PREF` can comprise text objects with names that begin with `PREF--001`, `PREF--002`, `PREF—003`, and so on.
Append/New/Replace	Only for Natural source locations. Determine how to handle the export data contained in the Natural text object(s) specified with the prefix in the Member field. Possible option settings are:
	Append	Select this option to append the data to be exported to the specified text object. Text object with the specified prefix must exist.
	New	Select this option to save the data in a new text object. If a text object with the specified prefix already exists, an appropriate message is returned. This is the default setting.
	Replace	Select this option to replace the data in the specified text object.
Passwords	Only for object types which contain passwords (e.g. password of a protected data set). Possible radio button settings:
	`selected`	Export passwords.
	`not selected`	Do not export passwords.
with Schedules	If you also export the schedules, the imported networks will get the same schedule definitions as the exported networks. (They can be modified after the import.) Possible radio button settings:
	`selected`	Export schedules (default).
	`not selected`	Do not export schedules.
with Calendars	If you export object(s) with calendars, all referenced calendars will be exported after objects, each calendar once. Possible radio button settings:
	`selected`	Export calendars.
	`not selected`	Do not export calendars (default).
with Symbols	If you export object(s) with symbols, all referenced symbol tables will be exported after objects, each symbol table once. Possible radio button settings:
	`selected`	Export symbols.
	`not selected`	Do not export symbols (default).
with Grants	If you export networks, you can determine whether access rights granted to users/owners in the source environment are also exported. Possible radio button settings:
	`selected`	Export granted access rights.
	`not selected`	Do not export granted access rights (default).

Object Type to be Exported: Key Fields of the Objects

The key fields you have to specify for any Object name you want to export are described in the following table.

Object Type	Key Field 1	Key Field 2	Key Field 3	Key Field 4	Remark
OWNER	Owner				This exports all objects which belong to a specific owner.
NETWORK-MASTER	Owner	Network	Version
NETWORK-VERSION-USAGE	Owner	Network
JOB-MASTER	Owner	Network	Version	Job
JCL-MASTER	Owner	Network	Version	Job
EOJ-CHECK-MASTER	Owner	Network	Version	Job
DESCRIPTION	Owner	Network	Version	Job	A hyphen (`-`) used instead of a job name exports the description of the network.
SCHEDULE	Owner	Schedule			Schedule = Network
CALENDAR	Owner	Calendar
TO-ACTIVATE	Owner	Network	Version	Job	Job is optional.
SYMBOL-MASTER	Owner	Symbol table
SYMBOL-VERSION-USAGE	Owner	Symbol table
MAILBOX-DEFINITION	Mailbox
MAILBOX-ENTRY	Mailbox
NODE-DEFINITION	Node
RESOURCE-DEFINITION	Resource
RESOURCE-PREREQ	Owner	Network	Version	Job
USER-DEFINITION	User ID
DEFAULTS	Library
CONDITION-ACTIVE	Owner	Network	Version		The export will be performed for all active runs of the condition.
GLOBAL-EXIT					All global exits will be exported.