You can manually import or export a Distribution from and to a media source, such as a floppy disk or ZIP drive. Exported Distributions use the .TED extension.
The following sections provide information on exporting and importing Distributions:
To export a Distribution:
In ConsoleOne, click Tools > TED Manual Distribution to start the Manual Distribution Wizard.
Click the Export radio button > click Next.
Select a Channel > select a Distribution from that Channel > click Next.
Enter a path and filename for the Distribution > click Next.
The filename should have .TED as its extension.
For Linux and Solaris servers, map a drive to the path you specified in Step 4.
If you are satisfied with the summary, click Finish.
The Distribution file is saved to the media source you specified.
For Linux or Solaris servers, you will be asked to browse for the working directory, which is on the drive you mapped in Step 5.
To export a Distribution:
In ConsoleOne, click Tools > TED Manual Distribution to start the Manual Distribution Wizard.
Click the Import radio button > click Next.
Enter the path and filename to the Distribution file > click Next.
The filename should have .TED as its extension.
Select parent Subscribers in the top box and/or individual Subscribers in the bottom box > click Next.
If you select a parent Subscriber in the routing hierarchy, all the Subscribers below it in the hierarchy will receive the Distribution, if they are already subscribed to the Channel.
The Subscribers displayed in the bottom box are only those who are currently subscribed to this Channel. The heading displays the Channel that is associated with the Distribution being imported (which information is contained in the .TED file).
External Subscribers will not be listed in the bottom box because they cannot receive manual Distributions.
For Linux and Solaris servers, map a drive to the working directory you specified in Step 3.
If you are satisfied with the summary, click Finish.
The Distribution is copied from the media source you specified and placed in the working directories of the Subscribers.
For Linux or Solaris servers, you will be asked to browse for the working directory, which is on the drive you mapped in Step 5. If you are not properly authenticated to a Windows server, you can receive this same request to browse for the working directory.