Exporting partition definitions

Export a partition definition to create a partition file that you can send to another Rational® DOORS® user to import into their Rational DOORS database. The partition file contains a copy of the data that is included in the partition definition. Any modules that were added to the partition definition with edit access are locked in your database when you export the partition definition.

Before you begin

Make sure that the project and the modules that are included in the partition definition are not open. If either the project or any of the modules are open, you cannot export the partition definition.
A project is open if the open project icon open project icon is displayed in the database explorer, or if a project, folder, or module inside the project is open. If a project, folder, or module is open, the parent folder or project is also open, and so are all the folders and projects above it in the database tree.
Note: If a module in the partition contains an attribute that is assigned a URI, the attribute is exported, but the URI is not. Any actions that depend on the URI cannot be carried out in the receiving database.

Procedure

  1. In the database explorer, select the project that contains the partition definition that you want to export, and then click File > Properties.
  2. Click the Partition Definitions tab, select the partition definition that you want to export, and then click Export.
Related concepts:
Data partitions
Related tasks:
Creating partition definitions
Synchronizing an exported partition
Rejoining a partition
Recovering a partition
Showing exported and imported partitions

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