Exporting records from search results to iBase

About this task

When you run an external search against a connected source, and provided that your system administrator has given you permission to do so, you can select records from the results list and export them directly to iBase.

When records from an external search are exported to iBase, they become iBase records and gain an iBase key in the database. Depending on the i2 Analyze to iBase export specification, record matching runs during the export process and matches are updated with the new iBase record. If no matches are found, new iBase records are created.

Procedure

1. On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Export to iBase section, click Export. The Export to iBase window opens.

2. Check that you are connected to the iBase database that you want to export your data to, and that you have selected the export specification that you want to use. Your selections persist across export operations.

3. On the Home tab of the ribbon, click External Searches.

4. Choose your query and run the external search.

5. View the returned search results. Refine your search if required, and select one or more records to export to iBase. The Export button is activated.

6. Click Export. The Progress tab in the Export to iBase window updates with information about the export, including the number of records that were added or updated in iBase, and the number of errors.

   For detailed information, click the Log tab, and use the Find bar to narrow your search. For example, iBase truncates string values that exceed the supported length. When this occurs, a warning is displayed in the log.

The chosen records are exported to iBase. If the Chart items option is selected in the export specification, the records are also added to the chart.

Note: Any links that you export from external search results are converted into iBase links when you export them.