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diff --git a/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md index 23a638fb98c..eb94a181647 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md +++ b/doc/user/group/settings/import_export.md @@ -1,16 +1,24 @@ --- -type: reference stage: Manage group: Import info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Group import/export **(FREE)** +# Migrating groups using file exports (deprecated) **(FREE)** -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2888) in GitLab 13.0 as an experimental feature. May change in future releases. +> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2888) in GitLab 13.0 as an experimental feature. May change in future releases. +> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4619) in GitLab 14.6. -You can export groups, with all their related data, from one GitLab instance to another. -You can also [export projects](../../project/settings/import_export.md). +WARNING: +This feature was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4619) in GitLab 14.6 and replaced by +[a different migration method](../import/index.md). To follow progress on a solution for +[offline environments](../../application_security/offline_deployments/index.md), see +[the relevant issue](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/363406). + +You can export groups, with all their related data, from one GitLab instance to another. You can also: + +- [Migrate groups](../import/index.md) using the preferred method. +- [Migrate projects using file exports](../../project/settings/import_export.md). ## Enable export for a group @@ -63,10 +71,6 @@ For more details on the specific data persisted in a group export, see the ## Export a group -WARNING: -This feature will be [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4619) -in GitLab 14.6 and replaced by [GitLab Migration](../import/). - Prerequisites: - You must have the Owner role for the group. @@ -96,16 +100,11 @@ You can export groups from the [Community Edition to the Enterprise Edition](htt The Enterprise Edition retains some group data that isn't part of the Community Edition. If you're exporting a group from the Enterprise Edition to the Community Edition, you may lose this data. For more information, see [downgrading from EE to CE](../../../index.md). -## Importing the group - -WARNING: -This feature will be [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/4619) -in GitLab 14.8 and replaced by [GitLab Migration](../import/). +## Import the group 1. Create a new group: - On the top bar, select **New** (**{plus}**) and then **New group**. - On an existing group's page, select the **New subgroup** button. - 1. Select **Import group**. 1. Enter your group name. 1. Accept or modify the associated group URL. |