Forms: Copy or Move Stream Data

From a Stream Set List it is possible to copy or move the Stream Sets to another Stream by dragging either the icon (representing all data i.e. all Stream Sets) or a selection of Stream Sets onto another Stream or Stream Set List. After this drag/drop operation, the options form described here will appear to allow you to specify whether data should be copied or moved.

Note that this operation can only be used to copy or move data to a Stream which had been originally been copied from the source Stream. CenterView currently matches the internal field names of the Stream Attributes in order to work out how to reattach the data to the target Stream.

CenterView will warn you if the copy or move operation is likely to result in data being removed e.g. because an Attribute does not exist on the target Stream. To reduce the possibility of losing data, we recommend always using the copy operation so that the original data is preserved. This data can then be removed later if needed using the rollback option.

The move option is provided for cases when there is a very large set of data that needs to be transferred to the target Stream and there is either limited space available on the CenterView database or the copy will take longer than you are willing to wait. Note that moving data happens immediately however the time take to copy the data is determined by the speed of your CenterView database server.

Form: Copy or Move Stream Data

The form gives a graphic view of what will happen when the icon is pressed:

When the icon is pressed, CenterView first checks that the operation is valid and if there are any issues that you need to confirm before proceeding. E.g. after pressing if the Stream configurations match completely, CenterView will carry out the requested operation. However if there are any differences e.g. a missing attribute on the target Stream CenterView will request confirmation from you before proceeding.

CenterView will create log entries for the move or copy operation in the System Console.

See Also

• Stream Set List
• System Console
• Forms