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How to Migrate CA APM Data from Release 11.3.4 to Release 12.8 › How to Migrate CA APM Data from Release 11.3.4 to Release 12.8 › Specify the Asset Rename Configuration

Specify the Asset Rename Configuration

In Release 12.8, registration includes asset name, serial number alt asset ID, host name, DNS name, and mac address. A unique asset name is required for each asset object. Release 11.3.4 did not have this requirement, so your CA MDB could have asset names that are not unique for asset registration. The CA APM Migration Toolkit can automatically configure a unique asset name for each duplicate asset name in your CA MDB during migration.

The CA APM Migration Toolkit uses a configuration to rename the duplicate asset names. You choose the configuration on the CA APM Migration Utility Duplicate Asset Name Configuration dialog. When you run the Migration Utility, the duplicate assets are renamed in your Release 12.8 database.

Note: A unique asset name is a requirement for asset registration by the Common Registration API (CORA) in Release 12.8. If you do not have CORA enabled, asset registration does not occur. Therefore, you do not have to specify the asset rename configuration.

Follow these steps:

  1. Review the Duplicate Asset Name Report.
  2. On the CA Asset Portfolio Management Migration Toolkit main window, click Duplicate Asset Name Configurator.
  3. Select one of the following rename configurations:
    Replacement

    Replaces the duplicate asset names with the value in another field. You select this field in the drop-down list.

    Note: The fields in the drop-down list are the same fields that are the headings on the Duplicate Asset Name Report.

    The Incrementation configuration is automatically selected and locked. If the Replacement configuration results in a duplicate asset name, adding Incrementation to the configuration ensures that the rename is unique.

    Concatenation

    Appends the values of one or more fields onto the end of the duplicate asset names. You select up to four fields in the drop-down lists.

    Note: The fields in the drop-down lists are the same fields that are the headings on the Duplicate Asset Name Report.

    The Incrementation configuration is automatically selected and locked. If the Concatenation configuration results in a duplicate asset name, adding Incrementation to the configuration ensures that the rename is unique.

    Incrementation

    Appends a unique integer value to the end of the duplicate asset names and increments the integer by one for each subsequent duplicate asset name. You enter the starting integer in the Integer Base Line Value.

    NONE

    Duplicate asset names are not renamed. You can select this option if you do not have CORA enabled or if you want to correct the assets manually after migration.

  4. (Optional) Enter a one-character Field Delimiter that appears between each field and between a field and an incrementation integer in the Incrementation and Concatenation configurations.
  5. Click Save.

    Note: Depending on the number of records, it takes some time for the configuration to save. The progress bar indicates the status of completion.

  6. Click Exit.