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Data Fabric
MDM Platform
From Talend Studio you can export one or multiple data models in order to exchange
them between two different MDM servers or repositories.
Before you begin
About this task
To export one or multiple data models:
Procedure
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In the MDM Repository tree view, right-click the
Data Model node and select Export
Items from the contextual menu.
The Export Repository items dialog box appears and the Data Model check box is selected by default.Note: If you want to export all items in the repository and not only data models, click the Select All button to select the check boxes of all items in the list.
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To export the selected data models in a folder, select the Select
root directory option and click the three-dot button next to the
option.
A dialog box appears.
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Browse to where you want to save the data model and click
OK to close the dialog box.
The path to the target folder is set in the field next to the selected option.
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Click the Add Dependencies button to add dependencies
for the selected item or items.
You can click the Add Dependencies button for multiple times until all item dependencies are added or click the Add All Dependencies button to add all item dependencies in one go.For more information about item dependencies, see Managing item dependencies in the MDM Repository.
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In the Export items dialog box, click
Finish to validate your changes and close the dialog
box.
A folder holding all data models in the current MDM Repository is created in the specified path. An XML file that lists all exported elements is also created.
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To export the selected data models in a zip file, select the Select
archive file option in the Export Items
dialog box and then click the three-dot button next to the option.
A dialog box appears.
- Browse to where you want to save the data model archive file.
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In the File Name field, enter a name for the archive
file and then click Open to close the dialog box.
The path to the target archive file is set in the field next to the selected option.
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In the Export items dialog box, click
Finish to validate your changes and close the dialog
box.
An archive file holding all data models in the current MDM Repository is created in the specified path. An XML file that lists all exported elements is also created.Note: If you want to export only one data model of all those in the MDM Repository, expand Data Model in the Export items dialog box and then select the check box next to the name of the data model you want to export and proceed as usual.