Packaging an application

To move your application to another server, first package the application and then export the .zip file. When you use the Application Packaging Wizard, you create a product rule to collect all the elements that define your application (rules, organization elements, access groups, data types, data instances, and so on).

  1. To start the Application Packaging wizard, click Designer Studio > Application > Distribution > Package .
  2. In the Application field, select the application to package.
  3. Select the product target ruleset and version in which to generate the product rule.

    1. Specify which rulesets to display:

      • To display all of the rulesets specified in the Rule-Application instance of the selected application, select the check box.

      • To save the product rules in an application or built-in application layer, select the check box.

      • To display only the rulesets that are not part of the currently selected application, clear the check box.

    2. In the Ruleset name field, enter the name of the ruleset in which to create the product rule. This ruleset must be unlocked or the operation generates an error message.
    3. In the Ruleset version field, enter the version of the ruleset in which to create the product rule.
      Note: If you select a ruleset version that is in the application you are packaging, the product definition itself becomes part of the package.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Configure the application stack; clear the check box next to each built-on application that you want to exclude from the application, and click Next.
    Tip: To create a completely self-contained package, include all applications in the stack. If these dependent applications are not found, the future import of the application cannot be completed.
  6. Configure the application dependencies; add the products and hotfixes required to deploy the application and click Next.
  7. Configure organizational elements; clear the check boxes next to each organization, organizational division, or organizational unit that you want to exclude from the application, and click Next.
  8. Configure access groups; clear the check box next to each access group that you want to exclude from the application, and then click Next.
  9. Configure operators; clear the check box next to each operator that you want to exclude from the application, and then click Next.
  10. Configure work queues; clear the check box next to each work queue that you want to exclude from the application and then click Next.
  11. Configure work groups; clear the check box next to each work group that you want to exclude from the application, and click Next.
  12. Configure data tables; clear the check box next to each data table that you want to exclude from the application, and click Next.
  13. Configure Java code archives; select the Java code archives to include in the application and click Next.
  14. Configure database tables; clear the check box next to the database tables that you want to exclude from the application, and click Next.
  15. Configure the integration resources; select the check box next to each integration resource to include in the application.
  16. Click Finish to package the application.
  17. After the application is packaged, you can do the following actions:
    • Preview - Displays the rules, application data, system data, schema, and code items that are exported based on your selections.
    • Modify - View the values selected by the Application Packaging Wizard and manually make further customizations. For more information, see Product rules.
    • Export - Create a .zip file with content based on your selections. This .zip file can be used to archive a version of your application and for importing your application to other servers.
    • Migrate - Migrate the application directly to another server. For more information, see Migrating products from the user interface.