Creating a service half map

In most cases, instead of extracting a service half map from your destination environment, it is easier to copy an existing service half map from your source environment to use as an initial destination service half map, which you can edit.

To create a service half map for the destination environment from a service half map for the source environment:

1. From the source environment, export the isolated region configuration data.
2. Extract the service data from the file that contains the isolated region configuration data that you exported from the source environment. See Extract a service half map for instructions.
3. Copy the service half map that is created for the source environment:
   1. In the FileNet® Deployment Manager Tree View pane, expand the Environments node and double-click a destination environment.
   2. On the Overview tab, click the Retrieve Data toolbar button for Service Data.
   3. In the Update Service Half Map dialog box, select From an Environment's Service Half Map.
   4. Select the source environment from the drop-down list box.
      Tip: This environment is the one for which you extracted the service data in step 2. Because you are copying an existing service half map to create a service half map, it does not matter which mode you select (Merge or Overwrite).
   5. Click Finish.

      A new service half map is created (HalfMap_Service.xml) in the DeploymentTreeRootFolder\Environments subfolder of the destination environment.

4. Edit the content of the service half map to conform to the destination environment configuration. For more information, see Edit a service half map
5. Save the changes to the service half map by selecting Save from the File menu.
6. Save the additional changes to the service half map by selecting Save from the File menu.