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Import a package

You can import packages from zip files that were created by an export from Configuration Management. You can import one zip file, or all the zip files in a folder.

Import a package from a file

Section titled “Import a package from a file”

  1. In Configuration Management, right-click Applications and Packages (or Computer Packages or User Packages) and select Import….

  2. On the Choose Task page, click Import package from file.

    Choose Task page of the Import/Export Tool with the options to import from a file or from a folder

  3. On the Locate File page, select the zip file that contains the exported package.

  4. Choose the import options:

    • Override CIPC data: if the zip file contains Package Creator metadata, this overwrites any metadata that already exists for the package in the database.
    • Import schedule: if the zip file contains a schedule, the schedule is created for the package. If you don’t import the schedule, the package gets a default schedule.

  5. Optional: enter a Comment for the change log, and click Next.

    Locate File page with the file field, the Override CIPC data and Import schedule check boxes, and a comment field

  6. On the Package properties page, check the properties of the package you’re importing:

    • You can edit Displayname, Priority and Folder structure for all packages.
    • You can only change Name and Version for CapaPacks, which are designed to support renaming.
    • Name and display name accept package variables such as $version$, $vendor$ and $name$. They insert the corresponding values from the original package in the zip file.
    • In Folder structure, separate folders with backslashes, for example FolderOne\FolderTwo\.

  7. Click Next.

  8. When the import has finished, choose Done or Import another package.

    Import Package page with the message The package was successfully imported and the options Done and Import another package

The package appears under Applications and Packages. The import fails if a package with the same name, version and type already exists on the point.

Import packages from a folder

Section titled “Import packages from a folder”
  1. Right-click Applications and Packages and select Import….
  2. On the Choose Task page, click Import packages from folder.
  3. Select the folder that contains the zip files, choose Import schedule and Override CIPC data as needed, optionally enter a Comment, and click Next.
  4. In the list of packages, check the packages you want to import. To change the properties of a package before the import, select it and click Edit / Details.
  5. Click Start Import.
  6. When the import has finished, choose Done. If some packages failed, you can choose Retry failed packages.
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