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Title
Data Pump Export and Import Wizard are disabled or grayed out. -
Description
The Database | Export/Import | Data Pump Wizard are disabled from the menu when connecting to at least a 10g database.
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Cause
Possible cause are older Oracle Client version (lower than 10g) or missing Oracle Data Pump files.
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Resolution
Note: This Toad feature is only available in the commercial version of Toad in either the Professional Edition or with the optional DB Admin Module.
The Oracle data pump is an import/export utility added in Oracle 10g. It is significantly faster and more efficient at loading large volumes of data than the standard import/export utilities. Ensure you are connecting to an Oracle 10g Database server and using an Oracle 10g Client or higher software.
Because data pump client processes can detach from a session running on a server, you can close the import/export execution window without killing the job. The import/export will continue.
The data pump engine generates files that are incompatible with the old import/export utilities. This also means that the Toad Export File Browser cannot be used to open or review data pump generated export files.
Data Pump Requirements
You must have read/write permissions to the export directory to use the data pump. Local directories must be shared, have read/write permissions and be indicated by the network path. By default, the Data Pump parameter file is stored in the Toad installation directory (C:\Program Files\Quest Software\Toad for Oracle).
In addition, you must have the import/export utilities in your client Oracle bin directory. Some 10g installations may not automatically install these utilities. The utilities required are:
IMPDP.EXE is the Data Pump client import utility
EXPDP.EXE is the Data Pump client utility
Note: These utilities are not the same as the old import/export utilities. If you need to import data from an older version of Oracle, you will need the old utilities. (See Import Utility wizard and Export Utility wizard.)
The paths for these utilities are stored in the Toad.ini file. You can view and change them from View|Toad Options|Executables. If the Import/Export Utility Wizard is opened and no path has been specified for the export utility, Toad will search for the path and enter it automatically, if it exists.