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Create a Selective Apply Process with Templates

There can be situations where you may not want to apply everything saved in a DNA file. To automate a selective Apply using a template created specifically for the apply side of the migration, follow these steps:

  1. Create a template to save the DNA file.

    The template should contain everything you want saved into the DNA file from the source computer.

  2. Create a separate template for the destination.

    This is necessary because everything saved in a DNA file is selected to apply to the destination computer by default. You can create a unique destination template by opening the template you will use for the apply, and removing any selections you do not want applied to the destination from the Users, System, Applications, Files, and Filters branches of the tree located in the left pane of the DMM Template Editor.

  3. To redirect any of the users, applications, or files to be applied from the DNA file, click the branch, and then click the Redirection tab to define the redirection in the left pane of the DMM Template Editor.
  4. Save this template with a different name.
  5. Open the DMM Options Editor from the Start menu.

    DMM Options Editor opens.

  6. Click File, Open or click the File Open toolbar button. Browse to the folder where CA DMM is installed and select the DDNAOptions.dox file.
  7. If you have not run DesktopDNA.exe, click File, New.
  8. Click Advanced in the left pane of the DMM Options Editor.

    The advanced DMM Options appears in the right pane of the DMM Options Editor.

  9. Locate the option: Open DNA file with No Items Selected. If this option is set to True, the DNA file is loaded with no items selected to migrate. This lets you open a template and apply only what is selected in the template (selective apply).

    This option is set to False by default.

  10. Check Open DNA file with No Items Selected check box to change the setting to True.
  11. Save the DDNAOptions.dox file with a different name.
  12. When you run the destination migration (if you created a new DMM Options file instead of editing the existing DMM Options file), you must pass this new DMM Options file with the command line. The syntax is: 
    "Path to the DesktopDNA.exe file" /O "Path and file name of the new DDNAOptions.dox file"

For more information on creating and using the DMM command line, see Command Line Interface.