Using 8.3 Deployment feature to make a copy of an existing Application

[moocher]

Prehaps if I rephrase this I might get some comments  :)

Has anyone sucessfully made a copy of an Application using Deployment? if so any advice would be appreciated.

I have an existing Contributor application which I wish to make a copy of, including the data.
The copy needs to have a Package and be GTP'd so users can access it.
The original app needs to remain in place.
In 7.3 this could be done using the import/upgrade function.

I am now in 8.3. I have done a deployment out sucessfully.

When I do the deployment Import I select the Deployment Archive Name, Application, Namespace Mapping, User Group Role Mapping.

I then come to the Object Mapping where you select a target from the ellipse button (...)

If I just select OK then this will overwrite the existing application (bad!) so I need to change the Application Display Name, Datastore Name and Application ID. I can then Finish and this will run the Import.

I now have 2 applications App1 and App1_x.

If I try to GTP App1_x then I get an error message saying CM-REQ-4221 You cannot create an additional object of type "planningApplication" because the maximum number of objects of this type already exists in the location "/Public Folders/App1_x (of type "Package").
If I GTP App1 then the Package details for App1 change in Cognos Connection and the URL changes too.


Original Message

Trying to copy an existing application - including the data, but cannot get the Deployment Import to work.

In Cognos8 the new application seems to point to the old application - I suspect this is due to the package configuration?

In 7.3 this was easy to do using the Import/Upgrade option.

Thanks

[sascha]

Hi, welcome on-board.

Even if I haven't such an error I could think of two things:
- Have you tried to rename the package name in the developments 'GTP Options' (menu item)
- Are you running on 8.3 or on 8.3 SP1? I heard that SP1 has a real bunch of hot fixes insight

[moocher]

Version 8.3.12.27

I have tried playing around with the Package names under GTP Options (they are currently distinct) and also the option to Create a Planning Package when I run a GTP.

I have managed to get two differently named Packages but they both link through to the same application.

Thanks

[moocher]

I have managed to get this to work; although I am sure other methods would get the same result  :)

1 Deployment Export Model and Data of original model (ModelA)
2 Deployment Import - In the object mapping section change the Application Display Name, Datastore Name and Application ID (to ModelB)
3 On ModelA change the Package name under GTP options (to ModelA_x)
4 GTP ModelA leaving the Create Planning Package box ticked
5 GTP ModelB leaving the Create Planning Package box ticked
6 On ModelA change the Package name under GTP options back to ModelA from ModelA_x
7 GTP ModelA again

[RickC]

Thanks Moocher ... that was helpful!