Open the current repository in offline mode. This is the repository that contains From the Administration Tool menu, choose File, then select Merge. The Merge In the Select Input Files screen, for Merge Type, select Full Repository Merge. Click Select nex

Managing Oracle BI Repository Files 16-15 Performing Full Repository Merges Without a Common Parent This section explains how to use the Administration Tool to perform a full repository merge without a common parent. Use this method when you want to import objects from one repository the modified repository into another the current repository. To merge two versions of an Oracle BI repository file without a common parent: 1. If you do not already have a blank repository file to serve as the original repository in the merge, create one, as follows:

a. In the Administration Tool, select File, then select New Repository. The

Create New Repository Wizard appears. b. Provide a name for the repository for example, blank.rpd.

c. For Import Metadata, choose No.

d. Enter and confirm the repository password you want to use for this repository.

e. Click Finish.

2. Close the blank repository.

3. Open the current repository in offline mode. This is the repository that contains

the objects you want to import.

4. From the Administration Tool menu, choose File, then select Merge. The Merge

Repository Wizard appears. Find Again Searches again for the most recent Find value. View Change Statistics Shows statistics for this merge, such as the number of objects deleted from the Modified repository, the number of objects that were changed in both repositories, and so on. Details Shows the text in the read-only text box below the decision table in a separate window. View OriginalModified Current repository Shows properties for the affected object in the selected repository. Note: In the repository you choose to define as current, make sure that the Presentation layer references any Physical layer or Business Model and Mapping layer objects that you want to keep. Objects like business models, databases, and connection pools in the current repository that are not referenced by any Presentation layer objects are discarded during the merge. If necessary, you might want to add a placeholder subject area that references the objects before you perform the merge to ensure the desired objects are kept. See Appendix D, Merge Rules for more information about which objects are retained or discarded during the merge process. Table 16–4 Cont. Elements in the Define Merge Strategies Screen Element Description 16-16 Metadata Repository Builders Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition

5. In the Select Input Files screen, for Merge Type, select Full Repository Merge.

6. Click Select next to Original Master Repository. Then, browse to select your

blank repository file as the original repository and click Open. Leave the password field blank.

7. Select the destination repository by clicking Select next to the Modified