An MDM repository can be duplicated or copied for the following reasons:
Backup: Duplicate an MDM repository as a backup, allowing you to discard subsequent changes and revert to the point of duplication.
Training: Use the duplicate for training purposes or experimentation by designers and other MDM repository maintenance personnel.
Testing: Use the duplicate for testing purposes, to try out new ideas without affecting or endangering the active, online repository.
Repartitioning: You can create the duplicate with a different number of partitions than the original.
DBMS server transfer: You can create the duplicate under the control of a different DBMS server than the original, to move...