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Import Blueprints

An import utility is provided to import new or modified Component Blueprint data into your CA Configuration Automation Server. This enables you to import new and upgraded versions of Component Blueprint files without having to re-install or upgrade your CA Configuration Automation Server installation. CA Configuration Automation provides new and upgraded Component Blueprints as .jar files that you can import.

A similar export utility is provided to export new or modified Component Blueprint data.

To import Component Blueprints

  1. Click the Management link, then click the Blueprints tab.

    The Blueprints tab page appears.

  2. Click the Blueprints link (below the main tabs)

    The Blueprints page appears and lists all existing blueprints in the Blueprints table.

  3. Select Import Blueprints from the Table Actions drop-down list.

    The Import Blueprints dialog appears.

    1. Click Browse and navigate to the .jar file you want to import.

      If the file was exported from a CA Configuration Automation Server, the file was assigned a default name using the following timestamp convention:

      Blueprint_Export_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS.jar

      Where YYYY is the year, the first MM is the month, DD is the day, HH is the hour (using a 24-hour clock), the second MM is the minutes, and SS is the seconds. For example:

      Blueprint_Export_2010_08_01_16_20_00.jar

    2. (Optional) Select the following option.
      Overwrite Existing Blueprint Groups

      Specifies that the version of Blueprint currently on the CA Configuration Automation Server is replaced by the version in the .jar file.

    3. Click one of the following buttons:
      Import All

      Imports all Blueprints in the .jar file.

      Import On Selection

      Displays the Available Imports table which lists the Component Blueprints in the .jar file, and enables you to specify which of them you want to import.

    The import begins and may take a few moments depending on the size of the file. When the import is complete, a status message appears, the imported Blueprints appears in the Blueprints table, and the Modification Date/Time column is updated.