Transferring all DCM members of a database

About this task

You can use a built-in transfer set named Entire database to copy all eligible objects from one DCM database to another. The destination database does not need to be new nor empty. All eligible objects in a DCM database are members of the Entire database transfer set. Therefore, no more objects need to be added to it.

The Entire database transfer set does not replicate all objects in the database. Objects in the working state and objects related to the model that are vital to the correct functioning of the database can be excluded. Do not use this transfer set as an alternative to performing regular backups of the database. You cannot fully restore a database using DCM alone.

The Entire database transfer set is useful for small databases, when a small team developing an application or component needs to perform distributed development across multiple locations. However, for large databases and complex development, using this transfer set can result in data being replicated and in databases growing in size rapidly since each new static object version is replicated to the other databases. Also note that if the source database has been in use for some time, the first DCM transfer package can be large and take a long time to generate and to receive.

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