Export/Import Dynamic Templates with Custom Attributes
System Attributes can be found in any product Release Version 10 (or higher) environment. This set of attributes is common. User-defined attributes, however, can be unique to a Portal. Therefore, when a custom report template, developed with the Dynamic Template Designer, embeds attributes in the logic, the distribution of the template needs to take attributes into account.
Refer to the following sections:
Export a Dynamic Template that Contains Attributes
When you export a report template that was created with the Dynamic Template Designer, if the template relies on custom attributes, those attributes are included in the exported report template definition (.rtd file). Attribute name validation is performed during an export to ensure that attribute names comply with the
Attribute-Naming Rules.
Import a Dynamic Template that Contains Attributes
When a dynamic report template is imported into a Portal:
• Custom attributes are saved automatically in the Portal’s database.
• If IT Analytics detects that the imported attributes are duplicates of existing attributes, a list of the impacted attributes and their domains will be displayed so that you can rename or edit the attributes. See
Editing or Renaming Attributes.
• If the import fails for any reason (such as version incompatibility), the report template will not be created in the destination Portal, however, the attributes that are not duplicates will have already been created and will be available for use in the Portal.