I was really trying to understand the workflow for an engineer who needed to refactor pieces in an API (e.g., as might happen when it was still in development). It seems cumbersome -- you'd have to back everything up and then, if you needed a restore, have someone authorized use the administrative console.
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Adam Connor
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed March 12, 2025 07:00 PM
From: Dave Laycock
Subject: Natural ONE -- "Export from Server" works, but how do you restore?
Good question. I don't think you can restore in the Service Development perspective
If you export an entire package, you should be able to copy the zip file to the "replicate/inbound" folder in your Integration Server directory. In the IS admin console, you can import this zip file using the "Install Inbound Releases" option in the Packages menu
For an exported individual flow service, you would need to actually unzip the individual files to the correct subdirectory in the packages folder on the server. If you don't know the folder, you can see it by right-clicking on the flow service and selecting "Lock Properties..."
After restoring the individual files, you need to reload the package either in Designer or IS admin console
Note that this shouldn't be a normal workflow - there are better tools for backups, source control, package management, and deployments. But it can work in an emergency.
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Dave Laycock
Original Message:
Sent: Wed March 12, 2025 01:03 PM
From: Adam Connor
Subject: Natural ONE -- "Export from Server" works, but how do you restore?
Basic question. While in the "Service Development" perspective in Natural ONE, I can create webMethods artifacts such as flows. I can back them up (to version control or otherwise) via "Export from Server" (in the context menu). But how would I restore, say, a flow from such a backup? I don't see any "import" functions.
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Adam Connor
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