Copying project settings to a new project

You can copy system properties from an existing project to a new project. The project settings that are copied are all the properties that are set in Admin > System Properties except for Lab Resource Properties and Test Plan's Environment Types. You use a command line script for this task.

About this task

In this task, the source project is the existing project that contains the system properties to copy to a new project. The target project is the new, or existing, project to which the system properties are copied. Before you can copy project settings, ensure that the following conditions are met.

Procedure

  1. On the server that contains the source project, open the command line prompt.
  2. Change the directory to the ..\tools\import folder in the install location of Rational Quality Manager, for example, C:\Program Files\IBM\RQM201\server\tools\import.
  3. Type copySettings and press Enter. A list of options and their descriptions displays.
  4. Do either of the following, depending on whether the target project is located on the same server as the source project, or on a different server.
    1. If the new project area is on the same server as the source project, type copySettings /SS <http address of source project>/ /SU <login username> /SP <login password> /SA <source project alias> /DA <target project alias>, and press Enter.
    2. If the new project area is on a different server from the source project, you must add four attributes to the command. Type copySettings /SS <http address of source project>/ /SU <login username> /SP <login password> /SA <source project alias> /DA <target project alias> /DS <http address of target project>/ /DU <login username of target project> /DP <login password of target project> /DA <target project alias>, and press Enter.

Results

The project settings from the source project are copied to the new project. The new project is ready for use.


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