Remove and restore projects

This topic describes how to remove and restore projects in LoadRunner Enterprise.

About removing and restoring projects

You can temporarily remove projects from the Projects list. This does not delete the database nor the project repository from the server and you can restore the project if necessary.

When you create a project, a dbid.json file (containing different properties related to the project) is created in Project's repository folder. When you remove a project, the dbid.json file is downloaded by your browser to the client's Downloads folder.

You can also restore access to a project that is not in your current Projects list. For example, you may want to access a project from another server. After you restore access to a project, it is added to the Projects list in LoadRunner Enterprise Administration.

Note:  

  • Before restoring the project, make sure that the database where the project resides exists in LoadRunner Enterprise Administration (Servers > DB Server tab) on your LoadRunner Enterprise server. The LoadRunner Enterprise server needs to access the contents of the restored project from the project's database. For details, see Migrate projects to LoadRunner Enterprise.

  • When restoring a project, select the dbid.json file located in the project repository. This ensures that the project retains its original Project UID. If a project does not have its original Project UID, for example if it was duplicated or the Project UID was changed, its corresponding Lab data (for example, runs and timeslots) is not associated with the project.

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Remove a project

This task describes how to remove a project from the Projects list.

Note: When removing a project created with a custom Oracle user, make sure that you keep a record of the Oracle user password because it is not stored in the dbid.json file. For details, see Remove and restore a project with a custom Oracle user.

  1. On the LoadRunner Enterprise Administration sidebar, select Management > Projects.

  2. Select the project you want to delete from the Projects list, and click More > Remove Project. If there are active users connected to the project, you are prompted to disconnect them.

    You can remove only one project at a time.

  3. Click Remove to confirm.

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Restore access to a project

This task describes how to restore access to a project.

Note: For details on restoring a project created with a custom Oracle user, see Remove and restore a project with a custom Oracle user.

  1. On the LoadRunner Enterprise Administration sidebar, select Management > Projects.

  2. Click More > Restore Project . The Restore Project dialog box opens.

  3. Click the browse button. The Open File dialog box opens.

  4. Locate the dbid.json file that includes the project that you want to restore. When you restore a project, you can either restore it from the json file that was downloaded to the client's Download folder, or from the project's root folder.

  5. Select the dbid.json file and click Open. The Restore Project dialog box opens and displays the selected file.

  6. Click Restore. The Restore Project dialog box closes and you can view the restored project in the Projects list.

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Field mappings for dbid files

Details of what to provide in the dbid.json file differ between LoadRunner Enterprise 202x and Performance Center 12.6x.

For Performance Center 12.6x, there are differences in the ALM DatabaseConnectionString, the ALM repository path, and the ProjectVersion. Also pay attention to the double // or \\.

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Example dbid.json: Restoring projects from LRE 202x (schema on MS-SQL database)
{"ProjectUid":"f3e147de-f71c-4fa9-ba8f-c72331bd316b",
"DomainName":"ORA",
"DatabaseName":"lre_ult_pc_aut_orcl_db",
"DatabaseType":"mssql",
"DatabaseNativeAuthentication":"N",
"DatabaseServerName":"mydp0369.infra.net",
"DatabaseConnectionString":"server=mydp0369.infra.net",
"ProjectDirectory":"f3e147de-f71c-4fa9-ba8f-c72331bd316b",
"ProjectIsActivated":"Y",
"ProjectType":"Standard",
"ProjectVersion":"v2021",
"ProjectDescription":"Project restored the 3/1/2021 9:57:33 PM.\r\nCreated on 7/30/2018 9:57:02 AM",
"Name":"PC_AUT_ORCL",
"ID":1073}
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Example dbid.json: Restoring projects from Performance Center 12.6x (schema on Oracle database)
{"ProjectUid":"f3e147de-f71c-4fa9-ba8f-c72331bd316b",
"DomainName":"ORA",
"DatabaseName":"default_pc_aut_orcl_db",
"DatabaseType":"oracle",
"DatabaseNativeAuthentication":"N",
"DatabaseServerName":"my-vm1234",
"DatabaseConnectionString":"jdbc:mercury:oracle://my-vm1234:1521;servicename=orcl.mylab.net",
"ProjectDirectory":"C:\\ProgramData\\Micro Focus\\ALM\\repository\\qc\\ORA_2\\PC_AUT_ORCL\\",
"ProjectIsActivated":"Y",
"ProjectType":"Standard",
"ProjectVersion":"v12x",
"ProjectDescription":"Created on 7/30/2018 9:57:02 AM",
"Name":"PC_AUT_ORCL",
"ID":11}

 

Below are the field mappings for LoadRunner Enterprise 202x and Performance Center 12.6x dbid files.

PC 12.6x dbid.xml fields LRE 202x dbid.json fields PC 12.6x dbid.xml values dbid.json values for restoring PC 12.6x project LRE 202x dbid.json values
<PROJECT_NAME> Name      
<DB_TYPE> DatabaseType

2 - for MSSQL

3 – for Oracle

mssql

oracle

mssql

oracle

<DESCRIPTION> ProjectDescription      
<DB_CONNSTR_FORMAT> DatabaseConnectionString

MS-SQL: jdbc:mercury:sqlserver://<DB server name/IP>:<port>

Oracle:jdbc:mercury:oracle://<DB server name/IP>:<port>; servicename=< Oracle service name>

MS-SQL: jdbc:mercury:sqlserver://<DB server name/IP>:<port>

Oracle:jdbc:mercury:oracle://<DB server name/IP>:<port>; servicename=< Oracle service name>

 server=<server name/IP>,<port>
<DB_NATIVE_AUTHENTICATION> DatabaseNativeAuthentication

N – Oracle, MS-SQL (SQL Auth)

Y - MS-SQL (Win Auth)

N – MS-SQL (SQL Auth), Oracle

Y - MS-SQL (Win Auth)

N – MS-SQL (SQL Auth)

Y - MS-SQL
(Win Auth)

null - Oracle

<DB_NAME> DatabaseName   Source ALM 12.6x schema name Schema name
<DBSERVER_NAME> DatabaseServerName      
<DB_USER_PASS>        
<PR_HAS_VCSDB>        
<PHYSICAL_DIRECTORY> ProjectDirectory

Example:Z:\ProgramData\ALM\repository\qc\DEFAULT\TEST\

Source ALM project’s repository folder, having \\ instead of \ in the path.

Example:Z:\\ProgramData\\ALM\\repository\\qc\\DEFAULT\\TEST\\

 <project UID>
<USERS_QUOTA>-        
<PR_IS_ACTIVE> ProjectIsActivated

Y

N

Y

N

  
<SAQ_IS_ACTIVE>        
<VM_REPOSITORY>        
<PR_LANGUAGE>        
<PROJECT_TYPE> ProjectType Standard for Performance Center project Standard  
<IS_TEMPLATE>        
<PROJECT_UID> ProjectUid      
<PR_IS_UNICODE>        
<PR_SMART_REPOSITORY_ENABLED>        
<PR_IS_QPM_AUTO_CALC_ENABLED>        
  DomainName      
  ProjectVersion   v12x

2020–2020 SP3: 
v2020
v2020p1
v2020p2
v2020p3

2021–2021 R2: 
v2021
v2021r1
v2021r2

2022–2022 R2: 
v2022
v2022r1
v2022r2

2023: 
v2023
  ID   Provide an integer here to restore a project (it is overwritten when the project is restored).

Represents the project ID.

Provide an integer here to restore a project (it is overwritten when the project is restored).

  TenantName (Available in LoadRunner Enterprise 2020 SP2 and later only)      

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