A Process Commander archive is a specially formatted ZIP file created using the Export Archive tool. It contains an XML file named with the handle of each instance. In addition to XML representations of instances, the archive contains a control file and may contain an installation activity.

Creating a ZIP archive

• To create an archive file containing rules and data records only, create a product rule (Rule-Admin-Product rule type) or product patch rule (Rule-Admin-Product-Patch rule type) and then select File > Export Archive.
• To create an archive file containing work objects purged from the system, use the Purge/Archive wizards. Select Application > Purge/Archive > Configure to start this process. The ZIP file contains work objects, work object history, and attachments that can be imported into another system.
• To create an archive file containing work objects, work object history, and attachments, use the Package Work wizard.

Importing a ZIP archive

To import a ZIP file, select File > Import Archive.

Automating archive operations

You can automate ZIP file operations and run them on a schedule using the Product Migration wizard.

Command line operations

Using an Apache ANT script and an enhanced version of the prdbutil servlet, you can create ZIP archives from product rules using a UNIX shell script or Windows BAT file. See Pega Developer Network article PRKB-24185 How to import and export ZIP archives from a command line.

Notes

Each use of an archive tool is recorded as an instance of the Log-PegaRULESMove class. Errors are recorded as an instance of the Log-PegaRULESMove-Error class.

In Version 4, these were known as the Move Rules tools.

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	About Archive tools About Product rules About the Purge/Archive wizard About the Package Work wizard About the Product Migration wizard About the RuleSet Delete tool About the RuleSet Maintenance wizard

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