Exporting relationships

Perform this task to export data from an existing relationship to an RI or CSV file. Exporting a relationship is useful in situations when you want to incorporate an existing relationship from one platform into a system running on another platform, but do not want to write code or use relationship manager to add instance details one by one.

Before you begin

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About this task

To export an existing relationship instance, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the administrative console is running.
  2. In the navigation pane, click Integration Applications > Relationship Manager.
  3. Open the relationships page for the server you want to manage by clicking Relationships next to that relationship services MBean.
  4. Select the button next to the relationship name and click Export.
  5. Select one of the following buttons to specify the export file format:
    • Relationship instance data (.ri)
    • Comma-separated values (.csv)
  6. Click Export. By default, the export file name consists of the relationship name and the extension name (based on your format selection).

Results

The relationship instance is exported into a .ri file or a .csv file.

What to do next

Import the .ri file or the .csv file into your solution.

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