This command imports the instances into the local workspace. Only the import of a .ta2 file is available.
Options | Comments | Required | Default values |
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--data | Full path to the workspace (Rational® Developer for System z® option). | Yes | |
--log | Log file name | trace.log | |
--importType | Import type | Yes | ta2 |
--fromFile | Input file name | Yes | |
--location | Target location | Yes | |
--overwrite | Overwrite existing files | N/A | false |
--generatedDataFile | Path and name of the .xml technical file that is generated after the import | imported_data_refer.xml in the .metadata folder, where refer corresponds to the target location | |
--report | Import report file | N/A | .pacmigration.log in .metadata folder of the workspace |
--overwriteReport | Overwrite report file | N/A | false - default append to the existing file |
The .xml technical file that is created at the end of the import is required to import updates from the journal. This file contains information that is not included in the Rational Programming Patterns metamodel, and the list of the instances that were previously imported.
At the end of the import, you can open the report file if errors were detected.