Exporting Macros

Exporting macros exports their metadata from one Business Analytics Repository to a file. You can then import this file to another Business Analytics Repository.

Typically, you export and import macros along with the mashups that use them to move new mashups to production or to replicate data for a new instance of the Business Analytics Server. You can also use export and import for macros to make new custom blocks available in Wires for other instances of the Business Analytics Server.

1. If it is not running, start the Business Analytics Server for the Business Analytics Repository that is the source for the macros that you wish to export. See Start and Stop the Business Analytics Server for instructions.

2. Open a command window and move to the MashZoneNG-install/prestocli/bin folder.

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f output-file
[-d domain -g -n macroName -l prestoURL]
-u username -w password
[-v]

-f output-file: is the path and name of the export file to hold the metadata.

-d domain: the macro domain containing the macro(s) to export. The domain value can be:

all or ALL = export all macros in all domains from this Business Analytics Repository. This omits global macros.

domain-name is the name of one specific domain that contains the macro(s) you want to export.

Note:

This option is mutually exclusive with the -g option.

If neither -d or -g as specified, all macros are exported.

-g: to export global macro(s). If no macro name is included with the -n option, this exports all global macros and omits macros in any custom domain.

Note:

This option is mutually exclusive with the -d option.

If neither -d or -g as specified, all macros are exported.

-n macroName: the name of the specific macro to export. You must also specify the domain for this macro with the -d option or use the -g option if this is a global macro.

-l prestoUrl: is optional. Use this if the Business Analytics Server is remote or if it is not running in Tomcat on the default Tomcat port. If you omit this option, this defaults to http://localhost:8080/presto/edge/api.

-u username: is the Business Analytics username to log in with. This account must have Business Analytics administrator permissions.

General messages and errors from the export process are sent to the command window (stdout). Messages for specific artifact failures are included in the export file in <FailedExport> elements. Once the export command completes successfully, you can use the output file to import macros to another Business Analytics Repository.

The combinations of the -d, -g and -n options give you precise control of the macros you want to export. This example exports all macros, both global and custom domains, from the Business Analytics Server in the local host to a file named allMacros.xml:

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f allMacros.xml -u Administrator -w manage

This next example export the macros from the Business Analytics Server at presto12.myorg.com:8080 in the domain named Finance:

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f financeMacros.xml -d Finance -l presto12.myorg.com:8080 -u Administrator -w manage

This example exports all macros in custom domains from the Business Analytics Server in the local host:

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f domainMacros.xml -d ALL -u Administrator -w manage

While this example exports all global macros from the same Business Analytics Server:

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f globalMacros.xml -g -u Administrator -w manage

This final example exports the global macro named computeBasicAuth:

padmin exportEmmlMacro -f basicAuthMacro.xml -g -n computeBasicAuth -u Administrator -w manage