Creating a migration project from a template

In some cases, it may be preferable to base your project on an existing template rather than creating it from scratch. Precision Bridge provides a range of templates for different types of migration.

Warning: The templates provided with Precision Bridge are examples only and should not be relied upon to provide a complete end-end solution.  They can be used as the basis for a project and should be amended and extended as necessary to meet your own particular requirements.

To create a new project from a template select File->New->Project From Template then select the template that you want from the list of sub-menus.   If you have previously created your own custom template, then use the Browse… option to manually select the template file.

After selecting the template, the project properties window is displayed as per the original template.  Use the create button to create the new project.  All the mappings from the template will then be transferred into the list of mappings for this project ready for use.  They can be customised as necessary to suit the needs of individual projects.

Handling Errors on Selecting the Template

Some server types (notably database connections and Remedy connections) require configuration tasks before they can be used. if this is the case with one (or both) of the servers defined by the template you will get errors and will not be able to create a project.

If a DB Server Driver configuration is incomplete or incorrect, you will get an error as shown below. See Application configuration settings for detailed information about DB server configuration.

If the Remedy API has not been copied to the expected location, you will also get an error (see below). See Configuring Access to Remedy ARSystem Servers (Precision Bridge 6.3 and above) for detailed information about Remedy server configuration.