OBIEE 12.2.1.2 - Restore RPD from an earlier saved copy of the RPD

the topic at hand is creating periodic data backups and data security.

1. RPD

OBIEE 11:

• Save copies of the RPD locally.

• Possibility to deploy RPDs within the Enterprise Manager.

OBIEE 12:

• Save copies of the RPD locally.
• No possibility to deploy RPDs within the Enterprise Manager.
  • Is this option no longer available?

2. RPD and everything else

Another option I can think of, is creating backups with "export/importServiceInstance": resulting in saving everything (rpd,webcat,conpools,...).

Ideas and suggestions are much appreciated!

You are right, with OBIEE 12c you do not have the option to deploy RPD from EM. Instead you can use the command line utility tool datamodel.sh/datamodel.cmd.

Using this tool you can download and upload OBIEE RPD and no restart is required. See Upload Repository Command.