1. MDM Migration Tools
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2. MDM Migration Tools : Different tools, for different needs

3. MDM Migration Tools
Different tools are bundled with the product to ease data migration
DB Migration Tool
Export / Import content from MDM server
DI jobs
Web UI Export

4. MDM Migration Tools Comparison
There are many ways to export/import data, each with pros and cons :
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5. MDM Migration Tools : DB Migration Tool

6. MDM Migration : DBMigrationTool
Purpose :
Enable to completely migrate a server from A to B
Source MDM Server
Destination MDM Server
DB Migration Tool
RMI
1099
1199
Pros
Cons
Migrates both MDM artifacts & Master Data
High-speed ! Relies on BulkLoad capabilities
Command-line tool, java bootstrap
Version independent
Can be placed on source, destination, or even elsewhere
All or nothing ! Can’t filter objects
No rejects handling

7. MDM Migration : DBMigrationTool
Located in jboss GA/bin/dbtools/migration
Needs a configuration file for source & destination binding
Tips for large collections migration
Set a high transaction timeout in jboss-service.xml
Increase Xmx parameter
Increase to.cluster.batch.size parameter in the configuration file
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8. MDM Migration Tools : Export / Import content from Studio
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9. MDM Migration : Export/Import content
Purpose :
Export/Import the content of a given datacontainer
Good solution for small to mid-size exports (<100k records)
Pros
Cons
Done in the Studio = Friendly GUI
Enables to filter on exported objects
Saves to an archive
Can be used by administrators or developers
Can’t be done on big collections
Import must be done on a datacontainer having exactly the same name
Datamodel must have remained the same
No rejects handling

10. MDM Migration Tools : DI Jobs
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11. MDM Migration : DI Jobs Purpose :
Enable to comply with custom migration requirements
Pros
Cons
Enables to transform data on the fly
Done in the Studio = Friendly GUI
Enables to filter on exported objects
Enables to handle rejects
Good performance (BulkLoad can be used)
High cost compared to previous solutions !
Must be done for each entity, hard to automate
Must be done by a developer
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12. MDM Migration Tools : Web UI Export/Import
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13. MDM Migration : Web UI Export/Import
Purpose :
Feature that enable to export/import a CSV or Excel file
Pros
Cons
Easy to use
Accessible to every MDM User
Partial export : Based only on Viewable Business Elements
Works only with small volumetrics
Don’t use “import” on complex entities 
Easy to do silly things in the container with it, but hard to rollback then !
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14. Q&A
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