You can create and execute a job that exports an Integration archive (IAR file) from a source Oracle Integration instance and stores it. You'll need to copy the artifact (IAR) from your export job into your import build job. Optionally, you can set up the job to add recordings to the exported artifact.

1. In the left navigator, click Builds .
2. In the Jobs tab, click + Create Job.
3. In the New Job dialog box, in Name, enter a unique name.
4. In Description, enter the job's description.
5. In Template, select the System Default OL7 for Visual Builder template.
6. Click Create.

   The job configuration page is displayed.

7. Click the Steps tab.
8. From Add Step, select Oracle Integration, and then select Export Integration.
9. In Source Instance , select the Oracle Integration instance from which you’ll be performing the export operation.
10. In the Authorization section, select Use OAuth (or Use Basic) to specify the type of authorization used to run this build step. OAuth is the only authentication method supported for Oracle Integration 3 instances.

    • If you selected Use OAuth, the Authorization is required message indicates that this build step needs to be authorized. Click Authorize and provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations; you can also run the job manually and enter the credentials when prompted. Once authorized, the Authorization has been provided message displays.

      If the OAuth token used to authorize the connection expires during extended periods of inactivity (say, when you're away on vacation), you can click Renew Authorization to renew the token (or you can run the job manually, so you're prompted to authorize any expired OAuth tokens).

    • If you selected Use Basic, in Username and Password, provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations.
11. In Identifier, provide the identifier for the integration as defined in the Oracle Integration service instance.

    You can also click Search and open the Search Integrations window to get a list of integrations in your instance (if you used Basic authentication, you'll need to specify credentials to see this list), or narrow your search by entering a prefix in the Search field. For example, if you enter "COUNTRYINFO", a list of Integrations that contain "COUNTRYINFO" will be displayed.

12. In Version, provide the version for the integration as defined in the Oracle Integration service instance.

    If you selected an integration by using the Search Integrations dialog, the Version and Identifier information will be filled in automatically.

    Tip:

    Alternatively, you could specify a parameter, such as $version, here which, when combined with the example identifier in the previous step, would result in an output filename of COUNTRYINFO_${version}.iar. You'll need to copy the generated filename or enter COUNTRYINFO_${version}.iar when you import the Integration archive.

    See Use Build Parameters for information about adding build parameters.

13. (Optional) The Include asserter recordings in exported file checkbox isn't selected by default. If you want to include recordings in the archive, select it.
14. Select the After Build tab and add Artifact Archiver as an After Build Action.
15. In Files to archive, ensure that the IAR file in the Export Integration build step's Archive filename is shown.
16. Click Save.

You can create and execute a job that references a previously exported Integration archive (IAR file) and import it to another Oracle Integration instance. Optionally, you can set up the job to activate the Integration after importing it.

1. In the left navigator, click Builds .
2. In the Jobs tab, click + Create Job.
3. In the New Job dialog box, in Name, enter a unique name.
4. In Description, enter the job's description.
5. In Template, select the System Default OL7 for Visual Builder template.
6. Click Create.

   The job configuration page is displayed.

7. From the Before Build tab select Before Build Action and then select Copy Artifacts.
   1. In From job, enter the previous Integration Export job you want to import.
   2. In Which build, select Last successful build.
8. Click the Steps tab.
9. From Add Step, select Oracle Integration, and then select Import Integration.
10. In Import to Target Instance , select the environment that points to the Oracle Integration instance to which the archive will be imported.
11. In the Authorization section, select Use OAuth (or Use Basic) to specify the type of authorization used to run this build step. OAuth is the only authentication method supported for Oracle Integration 3 instances.

    • If you selected Use OAuth, the Authorization is required message indicates that this build step needs to be authorized. Click Authorize and provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations; you can also run the job manually and enter the credentials when prompted. Once authorized, the Authorization has been provided message displays.

      If the OAuth token used to authorize the connection expires during extended periods of inactivity (say, when you're away on vacation), you can click Renew Authorization to renew the token (or you can run the job manually, so you're prompted to authorize any expired OAuth tokens).

    • If you selected Use Basic, in Username and Password, provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations.
12. In Import Archive Filename, enter the name and version number of the archive file (with .iar extension) that contains the integration to import.

    You could enter the name of the same file that was created in the export. Or, if you specified the identifier, such as COUNTRYINFO, and used a parameter, such as $version, for the version to generate the COUNTRYINFO_${version}.iar output filename in the export operation, you'd enter the identifier and ${version} for the version here, as in COUNTRYINFO_${version}.iar. You could also copy and use the generated archive name from the import operation.

    See Use Build Parameters for information about adding build parameters.

13. In the Import Method section:
    • Select the Add checkbox to import an integration with a new ID/version.
    • Select the Replace checkbox to import a previously imported integration.
    • Select the Automatic checkbox to either add or replace, depending on whether this integration already exists in the target instance.
14. If you chose Replace or Automatic in the previous step, in the Deactivation section select the Deactivate existing integration when replacing it checkbox to deactivate the current integration on the target instance before replacing it.
    If the integration to be replaced has been activated, the import will fail unless you choose this option.
15. (Optional) In the Activation section, check the Activate new integration on the target instance after importing checkbox to activate the imported integration in the Oracle Integration service instance.

    If you select Activate new integration on the target instance after importing, you can optionally contribute integration mappings to Oracle Recommends, enable asserter recording, and enable tracing. If Enable tracing is selected, you also select the Include payload option.

16. (Optional) In the Recordings section, the Include asserter recordings (if any) checkbox is selected by default. Leave it selected to import any recordings that were written to the exported Integration archive. To ignore the exported recordings, deselect the checkbox.
17. Click Save.

You might want to configure a standalone build job to deactivate and reactivate an OIC Integration. You might want to add this step after performing an Update Connection step to configure connection endpoints and credentials after importing an integration. The modified integration needs to be activated (or reactivated) after the connections(s) have been configured.

You might want to configure a build job to delete Integration artifacts from an Oracle Integration instance, especially when an existing artifact could cause a conflict.

1. In the left navigator, click Builds .
2. In the Jobs tab, click + Create Job.
3. In the New Job dialog box, in Name, enter a unique name.
4. In Description, enter the job's description.
5. In Template, select the System Default OL7 for Visual Builder template.
6. Click Create.

   The job configuration page is displayed.

7. Click the Steps tab.
8. From Add Step, select Oracle Integration, and then select Delete Integration.
9. In Delete from Target Instance , select the environment that points to the Oracle Integration instance from which you want the Integration artifact(s) removed.
10. In the Authorization section, select Use OAuth (or Use Basic) to specify the type of authorization used to run this build step. OAuth is the only authentication method supported for Oracle Integration 3 instances.

    • If you selected Use OAuth, the Authorization is required message indicates that this build step needs to be authorized. Click Authorize and provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations; you can also run the job manually and enter the credentials when prompted. Once authorized, the Authorization has been provided message displays.

      If the OAuth token used to authorize the connection expires during extended periods of inactivity (say, when you're away on vacation), you can click Renew Authorization to renew the token (or you can run the job manually, so you're prompted to authorize any expired OAuth tokens).

    • If you selected Use Basic, in Username and Password, provide the credentials of a user who has permissions to perform Oracle Integration operations.
11. In Identifier, provide the identifier for the integration as defined in the Oracle Integration service instance.

    You can also click Search and open the Search Integrations window to get a list of integrations in your instance (if you used Basic authentication, you'll need to specify credentials to see this list), or narrow your search by entering a prefix in the Search field. For example, if you enter "Hello", a list of Integrations that contain "Hello" will be displayed.

    If you selected an integration by using the Search Integrations dialog, the Version and Identifier information will be filled in automatically.

12. In Version, provide the version for the integration as defined in the Oracle Integration service instance.
13. Click Save.