Run the InfoCenter Report Migration Tool

  1. Using a command prompt that has elevated Admin privileges navigate to the location of the migration tool: [Drive location]:\ [File location]>java –jar ReportMigrationTool.jar
  2. From the keyboard, press ENTER.
  3. The Report Migration pane displays.
  4. In the Report Migration pane, enter the following InfoCenter information:
    • Server name – The IP address or the host name of the server that hosts the InfoCenter database.
    • Database name – The name of the SQL database that contains the templates you want to retrieve.
    • Database port – The port number the database uses. The default port is 1433.
    • Database username – The user name that has access to the SQL database.
    • Database password – The username password for the user.
    • Operator ID – The user ID associated with the database username.
  5. Browse to or enter the correct file path for the migration report tool and the output directory for the migrated templates:
    • Default template path – The location of the default.rptdesign.
    • Output Directory path – The directory where you want to save the migrated templates: Program Files > Apache Software Foundation > Tomcat 10.0 > WebApps > GMS-BIRT > [Project System ID Number] > GMS_InfoCenter
  6. Click Next.
  7. A list of all the available templates in the database display.
  8. Select the check box next to the templates you want to migrate, or click Select All, to migrate all the templates.
  9. Click OK to confirm migration.
  1. The migration process begins and the selected templates are migrated and the rptdesign files for each template is generated in the designated Output directory path.