we have developed two custom JAVA applications who can export the documents from an OD system and can import them into another, different platform, database, etc.
Basically the export application does an DOCGET based on the application/group and the import application based on the folder.
It works great and have done several migrations already.
Hello Patrick,
sometimes when speed is the main concern for a migration, then a ARSDOC GET / DOCGET -> ARSLOAD / DOCLOAD are too slow. We have the experience of several month to nearly 2 years with such techniques, depending on the media where the actual data are stored.
And in such case, export / import is not the solution. In those cases, backup / restore is a very nice solution and the only solution left.
I've done in some really special cases some conversion Oracle <-> DB2 migrations, on different platform, while copying some CENTERA - CENTERA (and CENTERA are really slow dogs with TSM storage... never seen a such bad combination of technology... ) or TSM - TSM storage at the same time.
We have done the work in a few couple of weeks instead of nearly 9-12 month with standard procedure.
That said, the official way is import / export, or simple backup / restore. The rest is... like Justin said, just magic :-D
But nevertheless, I'm always interested in such development, is there something available? Free Software? Open Source Software? Licensed Software? What are its capabilities?
Cheers,
Alessandro
