You can export integration components to a package file. Integration
components are resources, which are ultimately files stored in the file system
as described in Resources. When System Manager exports components to a package,
it compresses the following resources into a .jar (Java
archive) file:
- Definition files (stored in XML format, with different extensions
depending on the component type)
- Java source files for maps and collaboration templates
- Message files
Do the following to export components to a package:
- Important:
- In order to export maps or collaboration templates they must be
compiled. If you try to export uncompiled maps or collaboration
templates System Manager prompts you to compile them first.
- Right-click either an integration component library or a user project that
contains the components you want to export and choose Export as
Repository File from the context menu.
System Manager displays the "Export Repository File" wizard, as
shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18. Exporting a package

- Use the following techniques to select the components you want to
export:
- Enable the checkbox next to the integration component library or user
project to select all of the components in the library or project.
- Enable the checkbox next to a component group to select all of the
components in the group.
- Highlight a component group and then enable checkboxes next to individual
components in the right-hand pane to select those components.
- If you plan to specify an existing .jar file to export
the components to and you want to overwrite it without receiving a prompt,
enable the Overwrite existing file without warning checkbox.
- Note:
- To benefit from the Overwrite existing file without warning
checkbox you must enable it before specifying the file to use as described in
step 4. System Manager prompts you to overwrite a file as
soon as it detects that an existing file has been specified and does not wait
until you have finished the wizard, so you must enable this option beforehand
to benefit from it.
- Type the name and path of the .jar
file to which the components should be exported into the InterChange
server repository jar file path field, or click Browse to
select a file to overwrite, or navigate to a directory and specify a file
name.
If you specified the name and path to an existing file and did not enable
the Overwrite existing file without warning checkbox and you want
to overwrite the existing file then click Yes when prompted.
- Note:
- If you type the name and path of the file into the field you must include the
.jar extension in order for the Finish button to
be enabled.
- Click Finish to complete the wizard.
