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Import Rule Groups

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

To import Rule Groups

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

    The Compliance tab page appears.

  2. Click the Rule Groups link (below the main tabs)

    The Rule Groups page appears and lists all existing groups in the Rule Groups table.

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

    The Import Rule Groups 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:

    ExportDatabaseObject_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:

    ExportDatabaseObject_2010_01_06_13_59_57.jar

  5. Click the Overwrite Existing Rule Groups 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 Rule Groups in the .jar file.

    Import On Selection

    Displays the Available Imports table which lists the Rule Groups 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 Rule Groups appears in the Rule Groups table, and the Modification Date/Time column is updated.

    Note: The Rule Groups table does not include a column that identifies the user who imported the file. You can click the Log link (below the main tabs) to display the log and identify the user who imported the file.