Key Mapping Information

Hello All
We have a case where we would like to move a selected set of materials from repository 1 to another repository 2 and still maintain the Key Mapping information that those materials have from the original Import into repository.
Any suggestion?
all help greatly appreciated
C

Hi Con,
I just want to summarize if I understood you right: you have a category that has some products. You want to migrate both into a second repository. Migration of the category is working but the key mapping information is lost or incomplete?!
How do your products look like? Do they have multiple key mapping entries? The syndicator would be able to distribute multiple key mappings (you can add multiple target systems in the destination properties of your map). But Import Manager is currently able to import only one key mapping records for a single remote system during an import run. This would mean that you have to syndicate your products for each remote systems and you have to do the same amount of imports.
BR Michael

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[MDM PI via Web Service Key Mapping|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/e0812356-e62f-2c10-76aa-9a02d038ba81]
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You are right Kaushik,
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Yes, but if they are duplicate, they needs to be merged.
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