Here, the transport of profiles from the source to the target system is configured and carried out. Note: Changes made in the meantime are not updated in the list. You can force an update to the latest versions using the context menu ("Refresh entries"). Note: Macros can be ignored (see there).

Settings

(1) Window right and (2) window left: You first have to select a client for both systems. After that, the all released profiles are displayed on the left side. Note: Whether a profile is listed for the source system at all can be individually configured for each profile in the "Main settings" area of a profile using the checkbox "Marked as ready for Transport Manager". This can also be done via the context menu in the profile overview. On the right side, all groups and profiles are displayed.

(3) Window left: You select the profile to be transported.

(4) Window right: On the target system, the group into which the profile is to be moved, must be selected. You can create new groups via the context menu. If (6) is set, a profile instead of a group has to be selected on the target system.

(5) New profile name: The name that the profile to be transported should get on the target system. You can also set whether the profile should be active or inactive on the target system.

(6) Replace profile on target system: If a profile with the same name already exists on the target system, it can be overwritten. Important note: If a profile is overwritten on the target system, a backup of the profile is carried out beforehand. If an error occurs during transport, it can then be imported again. Note: If a profile is selected on the source and target side, both profiles can be compared (diff). A button will appear below the left and right window for this purpose.

(7) Package files replace existing files: You can decide whether package files (the possibly existing test files and macros) of the profile should be overwritten on the target system or not.

Note: Configuration files in any subfolder of the ./conf folder named _exclude_ are not considered by the Transport Manager, so they are not transferred. Examples:

./conf/_exclude_/sub1/sub2/test.txt

./conf/sub1/_exclude_/test.txt

(8) Without Input Agents, Without Response units: If an existing profile is overwritten, you can decide whether the Input Agent and the Responses should be overwritten. See also (6).

(9) Keep initial value of variables: If there are already identically named variables in an existing target profile (that is to be overwritten), their initial values can be preserved if this checkbox is set. See also (6).

(10) Add job: Once you have made all the settings for a profile to be transported, you can add the transport job to the list below.

(11) Execute transport jobs: All existing transport jobs are executed.

(12) Status: The respective status of the transport job is displayed here. You can remove transport jobs via the context menu.

Context menu left

Entry	Displayed if	Description
Add complete group with sub groups	If left (non-empty) and right group selected.	Creates the corresponding groups on the right.
Add all entries of group	If left and right group selected.	All profiles in this group (on the left) are added to the transport job.
Only add locally newer	If left and right group selected.	All profiles (from the left group) that already exist on the right and are newer on the left (→ Modified at) are added to the transport job.
Only add those existing in target group	If left and right group selected.	All profiles (from the left group) that already exist on the right are added to the transport job.
Only add those missing in target group	If left and right group selected.	All profiles (from the left group) that do not exist on the right are added to the transport job.
Only add those missing in target group or locally newer	If left and right group selected.	All profiles (from the left group) that already exist on the right and that are newer on the left (→ Modified at), or that do not exist on the right, are added to the transport job.
Refresh entries	Always.	Self-explanatory.

Context menu right

Entry	Displayed if	Description
Create new group	Always.	Self-explanatory.
Change group	If right group selected.	Self-explanatory.
Delete group	If right group selected.	Self-explanatory.
Show groups only	Always.	Self-explanatory.
Refresh entries	Always.	Self-explanatory.

Guidelines for creating profiles in a test system for transporting to a productive system

See section Transport of profiles.