This presentation will provide information on using the export command to export the Agile PLM database so that it can be imported into another environment or archived as a backup.

1. How to Export the Agile
PLM Database

2. Introduction
There are a couple of ways to move content between
your Agile PLM environments. If only configuration
needs to be moved, then Agile Configuration
Propagation (ACP) tool should be the tool of
choice. For configuration and data, Agile PLM provides
two scripts to create dump file through a regular export
and the data pump. This blog will provide information
on using the export command to export the Agile PLM
database so that it can be imported into another
environment or archived as a backup.

3. Steps to Export
In most cases I use this export method. When confronted with very large databases I
will use the data pump instead.
1. Stop the application server (recommended)
2. Open a console or command window
3. Navigate to the Agile PLM database utilities that were installed.
1. Execute: cd %ORACLE_BASE%/admin/<Oracle SID>/create/<agile schema user>
2. Example: cd /oracle/admin/agile9/create/agile
4. Verify the settings are correct in the par file
1. Verify the file= property. This will overwrite the file if it exists!
5. Export the database by executing agile9exp.bat (Windows) or ./agile9exp.sh (Unix)
1. If the command has not been run on Unix before it may need to be set to execute: chmod u+x
agile9exp.sh
2. This command will only export the Agile schema which is usually the desired goal. If you wish to
back up the entire oracle database the Agile Database Installation guide discusses the commands to
accomplish that.

4. Resources
 Demonstration Video: https://vimeo.com/47970181
 Original blog post: http://www.plmmechanic.com/blog/item/3-how-
to-export-the-agile-plm-database
 Oracle documentation:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23848_05/otn/pdf/install/E23853_01.pdf

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