User Interface: Object Promotion
Object Promotion in System
A plan specifying objects to promote from this Loftware Application Server to a specified destination server. It also includes any parameter values to be replaced in data services on the destination server when promotion occurs. In the System Management page, the Object Promotion Source pane lists the promotion configurations for which this Loftware Application Server acts as the source server. for which this Loftware Application Server can act as the source server during a promotion attempt. In this pane, you can create, configure, and delete promotion configurations.
If you have direct access to the destination server, you can use commands in this pane to promote To transfer a copy of objects specified in a promotion configuration from the source server to the destination server. the objects in a specific promotion configuration. If you do not have direct access to the destination server, you can use commands in this pane to export objects to be promoted so that you can move them to the destination server to complete a promotion attempt.
The following options are displayed when you create or select a promotion configuration.
Configuration
The Configuration panel provides the list of objects that have been explicitly included in the promotion configuration. This list does not include referenced objects that are only implicitly included in the promotion configuration.
Tip: To view the referenced objects for a specific object, select an object and click View References. To view all objects included in the promotion configuration, scroll to the Promote Objects panel.
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Add Objects |
Search for and select an object to explicitly add to the promotion configuration. In addition to this object, any objects referenced by it are added to the promotion configuration. |
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Remove Objects |
Remove the selected object from the promotion configuration. In addition to this object, any objects referenced by it are also removed from the promotion configuration unless they are referenced by other objects are still included in the promotion configuration. |
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Update References |
Reassess which objects are referenced by the objects included in the promotion. Referenced objects are implicitly included in the promotion. Objects explicitly added to the promotion are listed in the Configuration panel. All objects included in the promotion are listed in the Promote Objects panel. If you have made changes to the promotion configuration after the last time that you saved it, you must save it before you can update references. |
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View References |
Open a dialog box displaying a table of the objects referenced by the selected object. This button is active only when you select an object in the table. |
Promote Objects
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Promote |
Promote the objects defined in this promotion configuration to the destination server. If you have made changes to the promotion configuration after the last time that you saved it, you must save it before you can promote. Each time you open or save a promotion configuration, you must update references before you can promote. Tip: Users who promote or import label templates, applications, business rules, forms, images, layer objects, layouts, reusable objects, or workflow templates should have Create permission for Documents and Write permission for Documents on the destination server. Likewise, users who promote or import other types of objects should have Create permission and Write Permission for the relevant object types. Create permission is required for promoting or importing into a folder where an object of the same name does not exist. Write permission is required for promoting or importing into a folder where an object of the same name already exists. Note: This command is not used when performing promotion using indirect access. |
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Export to File |
Export the objects specified by the promotion configuration to an LOP If you have made changes to the promotion configuration after the last time that you saved it, you must save it before you can export. Each time you open or save a promotion configuration, you must update references before you can export. Note: This option is not used when performing promotion using direct access. |
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Destination Server URL |
The URL of the Loftware Application Server to which to promote objects. This URL should include the port number, but not the folder name. Example If you use the following URL to sign in to the Loftware Application Server to which you want to promote objects https://example.com:8443/loftwarespectrum then you should enter the following as the Destination Server URL. https://example.com:8443 You can click Test Access and enter a Loftware Enterprise SP username and password to determine whether the destination server is accessible from this source server. If a Success dialog box is displayed, then the destination server is accessible from the source server using the credentials entered. When performing promotion using direct access, this destination server must be listed in the Object Promotion Whitelist pane in System Note: This option is not used when performing promotion using indirect access. |
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Promoted objects and references |
The list of objects that have been explicitly or implicitly included in the promotion configuration. Tip: To view the referenced objects for a specific object, select an object in the Configuration panel and click View References. |
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Parameter replacements for data services |
For each data service parameter, the parameter key and current value, followed by the replacement value (if defined) and a comment about the replacement value. Only parameter keys for the URL, username, or password of a data service are displayed, and only if the parameter has a value defined. If more than one data service uses the same combination of key and current value, the combination is listed only once. For any available combination of key and current value, you can define a replacement value.
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