Import tab

About this task

Through the Import tab, you can import the contents of an exported .tle file into another system.

Complete the following steps to import a set of event definitions that you exported from another system.

Procedure

  1. In the Import tab, click Browse....
  2. Navigate your local system to select the .tle file that contains the exported event definitions. Click Open.
  3. In the Import tab, click Upload....
  4. The list of objects and their dependent objects for import is displayed.
    • To overwrite any existing objects in the target system with the definitions contained in the .tle file, click the Overview Existing Objects check box.
      Note: The following scenarios demonstrate the importance of considering your choice for this check box:
      • If you do not overwrite existing objects, imported objects may be broken after import. For example, if a session attribute in the destination system is sourced from a different event than the one referenced in the import file, then the event in the import file does not populate the session attribute.
      • If you do overwrite existing objects, then reports including scorecards and dashboards may be broken in the destination system. For example, if the event definition in the import file is different from the one in the destination system, then any report in the destination system that uses that event is now reporting a different set of data.
    • For events, you should also consider the effects of the following conflicts when choosing to overwrite or not overwrite:
      • If the value type of the imported event differs from the event in the destination system, overwriting the event may break the event conditions, which in turn breaks the event.
      • If the trigger in which the imported event fires is different, then the behavior of the event in the destination system is changed when it is overwritten.
    • If you selected to overwrite objects, labels for the events in the .dle are applied to any overwritten event, while the labels for the event in the destination system are preserved.
  5. To import the selected objects, click Import.
    • To cancel the import, click Cancel.
  6. The objects are imported.