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Import Structure Classes

An import utility is provided to import Structure Classes into your CA Configuration Automation Server from another instance of CA Configuration Automation. A similar export utility is included to export Structure Classes as .jar files.

To import Structure Classes

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

   The Blueprints tab page appears.

2. Click the Structure Classes link (below the main tabs)

   The Structure Classes page appears and lists all existing classes in the Structure Classes table.

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

   The Import Structure Classes dialog appears.

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

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

   FileStructureClass_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:

   FileStructureClass_Export_2010_01_06_13_59_57.jar

5. Click the Overwrite Existing Structure Classes option if you want to update the existing version on your CA Configuration Automation Server, then click one of the following buttons:

   Import All

   Imports all Structure Classes in the .jar file.

   Import On Selection

   Displays the Available Imports table which lists the Structure Classes 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 Structure Classes appears in the Structure Classes table, and the Created By and the Modification Date/Time columns are updated.