FAQs About Adoption

Read these sections for an Adoption overview that addresses basic questions you have about adoption.

The following are the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their short answers about Adoption functionality:

What is adoption's purpose? To establish common ancestry between objects that are logically the same so they can be migrated
Why would I need adoption? Equivalence was severed or never existed
When would I use adoption? Before migration
How do I identify objects to adopt? Look at the reports to identify candidates, then verify
What reports can help me? Compare Aggregate Object Report, Trial Adopt Model Report, and Trial Migrate Aggregate Object Report can help you identify candidates for adoption; Adopt Report contains details on adoption outcome
How can I avoid mistakes? Verify candidates are object versions
How Does Adoption Work? Objects you select for adoption get the Original Encyclopedia ID and Original Object ID of the objects that are to replace them during migration