6 Migration of Data using TCM Tool

This topic explains the systematic instructions to migrate data using the TCM tool.

To achieve the migration of data from Release1 to Release2 refer to the below steps:
  1. Export the data using the export to excel functionality in FCUBS.
  2. Create test cases in TCM (having Release1 sources) for the function id and upload the excel sheet.
  3. Create Run Chart if required to sequence the execution of the Test Cases.
  4. Upload the new RADXMLs of Release 2 using the Block Detail Upload functionality.
  5. Modify the test cases where there are changes in the field definition. During modification, the excel sheet would show the new fields with blank values. The TCM tool also provides a facility to modify specific records/test cases only.
  6. Run the test case/run chart as appropriate. On execution, the modified data gets updated in the database.
    To migrate the data between releases is subjected to the following conditions:
    1. If a screen is non -extensible in Release 1 and gets converted to an extensible screen in Release 2, then migration of data from Release 1 to Release2 is not possible through the TCM tool.
    2. If a non-extensible screen in Release 1 remains non-extensible in Release2, then data migration through TCM Tool is possible.
    3. If an extensible screen in Release 1 remains extensible in Release2, then migration of data through TCM Tool is possible.

    Note:

    If multiple releases are to be created in a single TCM schema, then the data from the base release can be migrated to the child release during the creation of the release.