You can export and later import a copy of several types of administrative objects (trustees, metadata, and records management objects) into the same repository or a different repository. The exported administrative objects are saved as an XML file, which you can save, copy, or send to someone with another repository. This allows you to copy administrative objects, to transfer them to a different repository, or to back up your settings. When you export and then import administrative objects, you will also be able to choose what to do if there is already a matching object in the repository you are importing into.

For example, you might want to reorganize your templates but want to be able to revert to your original templates settings if you don’t like the new ones. You could export your templates before you begin. If you don’t like your new template organization, you can delete the templates and then import the exported file. You might also have an installation with more than one repository – say, one repository for Human Resources and another for Sales. If the Human Resources repository had some records management objects that would also be useful for the Sales department, you could export those objects from the HR repository and import them into the Sales repository. If you are a VAR setting up a repository for a user site, you can also use this feature to set up trustees and metadata on your own repository, and then simply export it from your repository and import it onto theirs.

• Note: The information contained in the XML file will depend on the rights that the exporting user has. For instance, simply copying a user requires the Manage Trustees privilege, but copying the user’s permissions requires the Set Trustee Privileges privilege. See the Administration Guide for more information.

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