You can import existing Issue Manager 3.x issue data into new projects during the project initialization process. This process must be performed before repository initialization.
Renamed issue types
If the issue types of the Issue Manager 3.x database have been renamed using the Administrative Console, the values have to be reset to the default before starting the import. If the issue types in your repository have not been renamed, i.e. they are set to BUG., ENHANCEMENT, and DOC-ISSUE, you can skip this procedure and continue directly with “Importing data”.
Procedure To reset the default values:
1 Open the Administrative Console by entering radar –defectname in the command line.
2 Connect to the database that you want to import.
3 From the menu Setup, select Defect Name Change.
4 Click Get Lock.
5 Set the first type to BUG.
6 Set the second type to ENHANCEMENT.
7 Set the third type to DOC-ISSUE.
8 Click Release Lock.
9 Exit the Administrative Console.
Procedure To import Issue Manager 3.x issue data:
1 After you have created a new project (as explained in the SilkCentral Administration Guide), select the Projects unit to view the list of projects that have been configured for Issue Manager.
2 Click the project’s Import an existing 3.x repository into project icon in the Actions column.
3 On the Import Repository dialog, enter the DBMS hostname or IP address of the computer that hosts the source database.
4 Select the DBMS type from the drop-down list (MSSQL or Oracle).
5 Specify the Port.
6 Specify User and Password of a database user for the source database.
7 Specify the Database name or SID (for Oracle databases) of the source database.
8 Click OK.
9 On the Import - File pool dialog, specify the File pool root folder. This is the folder that contains the file attachments of the Issue Manager source database. After importing, these attachments will be stored in the new database instead of a network folder.
10 Enter User and Password credentials of a UNC user who has at least read-rights to the file pool root folder.
11 Click OK to begin the data import.