Merge or Copy BDC Screens to Another BDC Script Template

>Review the steps in the process.

Once a BDC script has been recorded or imported into the BDC Script template, the BDC screens captured in the recording can be copied to another BDC Script template or can be merged into another BDC Script template.

NOTE: To merge or copy a BDC screen to another BDC Script template, the destination template must be inactive.

The merge process copies all BDC screens captured in the recording to another BDC Script template. The destination template can be associated with any category. When merging, the priority assigned to the original BDC screens is copied over to the new template.  For example, the original template has three screens with a priority of 10, 20, and 30. When merged with the destination template, the original screens retain the priority of 10, 20, and 30. The destination template’s first screen continues with an updated priority of 40, the second is 50, and so on.

The copy process copies a selected screen to another BDC Script template. The destination template can be associated with any category.

NOTE: When copying or merging BDC Screens, Integrate does not overwrite duplicate screens. If a copy or merge has already been performed from the original template to the destination template, another copy or merge will create duplicate screens in the destination template.

To merge all BDC screens with another BDC Script template:

  1. Select Categories on Navigation pane.

  2. Click the Templates icon for a category.

  3. Click Vertical View for the BDC Script template that should be merged.

  4. Click Copy tab.

  5. Click Merge BDC Screens.

    NOTE: The Copy Type displays Merge.

  6. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Copy page.

  7. Select a category name in the Copy to Category list box.

    NOTE: All categories added to Integrate display.

  8. Select a template in the Copy to Existing Template list box.

    NOTE: This must be a template based on a BDC Script.

  9. Click Save.

  10. Click Execute; a confirmation message displays.

  11. Click Ok.

The BDC screens from the original template are merged with the screens in the destination template.

To copy a BDC screen to another BDC Script template:

  1. Click the Templates icon for a category.

  2. Click Vertical View for the BDC Script template that should be copied.

  3. Click Configuration tab.

  4. Click BDC Screen.

  5. Click Vertical View for the screen to be copied.

  6. Click Copy tab.

  7. Click Copy BDC Screen.

    NOTE: The Copy Type displays BDCScreen.

  8. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Copy page.

  9. Select a category name in the Copy to Category list box.

    NOTE: All categories added to Integrate display.

    NOTE: This field is required to perform the copy.

  10. Select a template in the Copy to Existing Template list box.

    NOTE: This must be a template based on a BDC script.

    NOTE: This field is required to perform the copy.

  11. Click Save.

  12. Click Execute; a confirmation message displays

    NOTE: This button is disabled until required fields are completed.

  13. Click Ok.

The BDC screen from the original template is copied to the destination template.