Importing a model (Model Explorer)
You can import a model through Model Explorer and Modeler.
When you import an exported model, the Open dialog allows you to select the exported model, which is a zip file or an inf file.
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• You cannot import models that are exported from a previous version of Integrity Modeler (for example, 8.x to 9.0).
• Model Explorer exports a model as a zip file, but that zip file can optionally be unzipped and imported through the inf file.
• If you are importing a model through a network, you should first copy the import files to your computer before running the import procedure.
• You can import a new model only if you have Write access permissions to the database.
• You can update a model through an import only if you have Owner access permissions to the model and its Packages.
• The access permissions of the new model are set to that of the owning Database, assuming some have been set for the Database. If no access permissions have been set up for the Database, the user that imports the model is granted Owner access permissions to the model and all Packages, and the Public Write check box is selected for the model.
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To import a model (through Model Explorer):
1. Start Model Explorer.
For more information refer to Starting Model Explorer.
2. Locate the Database to which you want to import a model:
a. Expand the SQL icon.
b. Expand the Server that owns the Database to which you want to import a model.
If the Server that owns the Model is not shown, add the Server to Model Explorer.
For more information refer to Adding a server to Model Explorer.
c. If the Database to which you want to import a model is not shown, show the server's databases and then optionally bookmark the Database.
3. Right-click the Database to which you want to import a model, and then click Import Model.
You may be prompted to upgrade the database if the database to which you are importing your model requires an upgrade. For more information on upgrading the database, see Upgrading a database.
4. Select the exported zip file, and then click Open.
5. On the confirmation dialog, click Yes.
To import a model (through Modeler):
1. On the Manage tab, click Import Model.
2. In the Instance dialog box, type the name of the SQL Server instance in the following format: <machine-name>@<instance-name>
3. Click Connect.
4. In the Database list, select the target database, and then click OK.
You may be prompted to upgrade the database if the database to which you are importing your model requires an upgrade. For more information on upgrading a database, see Upgrading a database.
5. Select the exported zip, and then click Open.
6. From the confirmation dialog, click Yes.