SAS 9.1.3 Intelligence Platform: System Administration Guide

Using the Promotion and Replication Wizards R Moving Xythos WebFile Server Content 165
During this step, the job does the following:
a uses PROC UPLOAD to copy the repository from the work directory on the
source machine to a work directory on the target machine
b cleans out the backup directory on the target machine and then moves the
existing repository (if any) to the backup directory
c cleans out the target repository location and then copies the repository being
promoted from the work directory on the target machine to its final location
Any errors that occur at this stage in the process are typically the result of the
target administrator not having the necessary file-system permissions.
15 It resumes the target metadata server.
16 It performs substitutions on the target metadata based on the contents of the XML
file mentioned earlier.
17 It performs any optional postprocessing on the target machine by executing the
macro mdpsttrg.sas. By default, this macro is just a stub; however, you can add
code to it on the target metadata server to perform custom postprocessing.
18 It writes any errors that occur to the log file
errorLog_SAS_Management_Console.txt, which is located in one of the following
paths:
3 On Windows systems: C:\Documents and Settings\user\
3 On UNIX systems: user’s-home-directory/
Moving Associated BI Content Following a Promotion Job
About Moving BI Content
Since the Promotion and Replication Wizards promote only your metadata, you must
use other methods to move the BI content that is associated with your metadata. This
content includes the following:
3 WebDAV folders and their contents (for example, report definition files and portal
content). If you are using Xythos WebFile Server (Xythos WFS), then you can use
utilities that are delivered with Xythos WFS to promote this content. For
instructions, see “Moving Xythos WebFile Server Content” on page 165.
3 other portal content, including custom portlets, custom themes, and applications.
For instructions, see “Moving Portal Content” on page 167.
3 source files for stored processes. Using an appropriate utility or operating system
command, move these files to the paths that you specified for stored process source
code when you ran the Promotion Wizard.
3 physical tables and databases. Using an appropriate utility or operating system
command, move these files to the locations that you specified as your library paths
when you ran the Promotion Wizard.
3 jobs that have been deployed by SAS Data Integration Studio (see “Redeploying
Jobs from SAS Data Integration Studio” on page 167.
Moving Xythos WebFile Server Content
If you are using Xythos WFS, then you can use the WFSDump and WFSRestore
utilities to move your WebDAV content. These utilities copy both the WebDAV content
and the associated WebDAV properties, including quotas and permissions.