Well I ended up experimenting and found this to work really well. Thanks for the other suggestions. K ./eulapi -connect eul_us/eul_us@origeul_db -export -all -business_area_and_contents % -wildcard -log origeul_db.log ./eulapi -connect eul_us/eul_us@refresheul_db -import origdb_eul.eex -identifier -preserve_workbook_owner -import_rename_mode refresh -log refresheul.log --- On Wed, 1/28/09, EKhramtsova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <EKhramtsova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: EKhramtsova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <EKhramtsova@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: discover eul export and import To: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 1:25 PM Hi Kathy, I have successfilly migrated EUL using database export/import of the whole EUL schema. At the time I have found the metalink note, which recommended to do this, Regards Elena kathy duret <katpopins21@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: ora-apps-dba-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 01/28/2009 10:26 AM Please respond to ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To ora-apps-dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject discover eul export and import I am trying to export my whole eul User in 12i apps from test to prod for go live The java interface is very slow and cumbersome and I wanted to do the same from the server using the eulapi. Is it better to do this through the eulapi or should I do a database export and import of the whole user? Thanks, kathy