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Function documentation Importing and Exporting Data Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You can import application data and the database catalog into a MaxDB database instance, and you can also export them from a MaxDB database instance.

Activities

The following table shows which database tools are suitable for which tasks.

Data transfer

Task

Data Source

Data Target

Database Tool

Import application data:

Including LONG columns

In different formats

Conversion of date and time formats

Conversion of NULL values

Mapping of character sets

MaxDB database instance

File

Pipe

External medium, such as a tape

 

MaxDB database instance

 

Loader, Loading and Unloading: Commands

Importing database catalog

See above

MaxDB database instance

Loader, loading and unloading: commands, see above

Export application data:

Including LONG columns

In different formats

Conversion of date and time values

Conversion of NULL values

Mapping of character sets

MaxDB database instance

MaxDB database instance

File

Pipe

External medium, such as a tape

 

Loader, loading and unloading: commands, see above

 

Export database catalog

MaxDB database instance

See above

Loader, loading and unloading: commands, see above

Import application data:

LONG values with restrictions (only oone LONG value at a time)

from a script

File

MaxDB database instance

SQL Studio,

Import and export LONG columns (see above)

Import and export SQL statements (see above)

Import definitions of database objects

File

MaxDB database instance

SQL Studio, Import and export SQL statements (see above)

Export application data:

LONG values with restrictions (only one LONG value at a time or only up to a certain length)

MaxDB database instance

File (text or table format)

SQL Studio,

Importing and Exporting LONG Columns

SQLCLI, Exporting a Result into a File

Export definitions of database objects

MaxDB database instance

File

SQL Studio, Exporting the Definition of a Database Object

Import SQL statements

File

MaxDB database instance

SQL Studio, see above.

SQLCLI, see above.

Web SQL Studio, see above.

Export SQL statements

MaxDB database instance

File

SQL Studio, Importing and Exporting SQL Statements

Web SQL Studio, Importing and Exporting SQL Statements

Copy whole database instance

MaxDB database instance

MaxDB database instance

Database Manager, see Creating an Homogenous System Copy

Caution

For backing up and restoring data, see Backup and Recovery.

 

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