Overview
The Xpress Conversion Toolkit (XCT) is a program that can help you migrate to the Universal Automation Controller (UAC).
It can produce different results depending on the chosen options. In general, it will produce all XML objects for the UAC environment.
The program uses different types of input files and commands to collect data from a system. Which input files are accepted can be found in the transitional listing of the corresponding scheduler product. For most input formats, a validity check will be performed.
During the conversion process, it is possible to enrich or change certain items like business servers, names, resources, and Email functionality.
The following output format is available:
Export to XML files (All)
Basic Workflow
Step 1 | Set the Global options before reading the input file. |
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Step 2 | Open the input file. 
Additionally, scheduler-specific options can be set through a property file.
If you do not already have a property file, click the Example button to print one. Alternatively, scheduler-specific options can be set through a dialog
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Step 3 | When the conversion has finished, write the data to disk. |
Step 4 | Load the data into Universal Controller. |
Step 5 | Review the reports created by the conversion tool. |
User Interface
The user interface is divided into four main sections:
1 | Menu bar with progress indicator and message field. |
2 | Left pane displaying objects (Tasks, Triggers, Credentials, etc.) to be generated. |
3 | Right pane displaying the log, a search-field, and the filter buttons. |
4 | Right pane displaying the Global options. |
Global options are valid no matter which input format is used.
Option | Selected | Not selected |
Language
| The selected Locale | Default Local or English |
Font
| The selected font family | Default font or Menlo |
File encoding |
| n/a |
Agent type used in tasks |
| n/a |
Output XML date-time format | | n/a |
Allow duplicate task names
| Creates for each definition a unique task | Re-using task names when identical |
Insert Timers in workflows
| Uses Timers to handle time-dependent tasks | Uses Time-to-Wait to handle time-dependent tasks |
Use a Daily Load Time | Mimics a Daily Plan time. All triggers are created with this time.
| Uses the original trigger time in the definition |
Add workflow suffix
| Add the suffix to each workflow name | No action |
Add Business Service to all objects
| Create and assign a Business Service to all objects generated. | No action |
Prefix all names
| Prefixes all object names with this prefix | No action |