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diff --git a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md index 4eeb7c5ba83..375e4a62b86 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md +++ b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Prerequisites: To export a project and its data, follow these steps: -1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Projects** and find your project. +1. On the top bar, select **Main menu > Projects** and find your project. 1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**. 1. Expand **Advanced**. 1. Select **Export project**. @@ -57,13 +57,34 @@ moved to your configured `uploads_directory`. Every 24 hours, a worker deletes t ### Items that are exported -The following items are exported: +The [`import_export.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml) +file lists the items exported and imported when migrating projects using file exports. View this file in the branch +for your version of GitLab to see the list of items relevant to you. For example, +[`import_export.yml` on the `14-10-stable-ee` branch](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/14-10-stable-ee/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml). + +Migrating projects with file exports uses the same export and import mechanisms as creating projects from templates at the [group](../../group/custom_project_templates.md) and +[instance](../../admin_area/custom_project_templates.md) levels. Therefore, the list of exported items is the same. + +Items that are exported include: - Project and wiki repositories - Project uploads - Project configuration, excluding integrations -- Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets, time - tracking, and other project entities +- Issues + - Issue comments + - Issue resource state events ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/291983) in GitLab 15.4) + - Issue resource milestone events ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/291983) in GitLab 15.4) +- Merge requests + - Merge request diffs + - Merge request comments + - Merge request resource state events ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/291983) in GitLab 15.4) + - Merge request multiple assignees ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/339520) in GitLab 15.3) + - Merge request reviewers ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/339520) in GitLab 15.3) + - Merge request approvers ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/339520) in GitLab 15.3) +- Labels +- Milestones +- Snippets +- Time tracking and other project entities - Design Management files and data - LFS objects - Issue boards @@ -73,7 +94,7 @@ The following items are exported: - Group members are exported as project members, as long as the user has the Maintainer role in the exported project's group, or is an administrator -The following items are **not** exported: +Items that are **not** exported include: - [Child pipeline history](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221088) - Build traces and artifacts @@ -82,20 +103,11 @@ The following items are **not** exported: - Pipeline triggers - Webhooks - Any encrypted tokens -- Merge Request Approvers and [the number of required approvals](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221088) +- [Number of required approvals](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221088) - Repository size limits - Deploy keys allowed to push to protected branches - Secure Files -These content rules also apply to creating projects from templates on the -[group](../../group/custom_project_templates.md) -or [instance](../../admin_area/custom_project_templates.md) -levels, because the same export and import mechanisms are used. - -NOTE: -For more details on the specific data persisted in a project export, see the -[`import_export.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/blob/master/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml) file. - ## Import a project and its data > Default maximum import file size [changed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/251106) from 50 MB to unlimited in GitLab 13.8. @@ -166,7 +178,8 @@ Imported users can be mapped by their public email addresses on self-managed ins - Public email addresses are not set by default. Users must [set it in their profiles](../../profile/index.md#set-your-public-email) for mapping to work correctly. - For contributions to be mapped correctly, users must be an existing member of the namespace, - or they can be added as a member of the project. Otherwise, a supplementary comment is left to mention that the original author and the MRs, notes, or issues that are owned by the importer. + or they can be added as a member of the project. Otherwise, a supplementary comment is left to mention that the original + author and the merge requests, notes, or issues that are owned by the importer. - Imported users are set as [direct members](../members/index.md) in the imported project. @@ -403,5 +416,5 @@ Error adding importer user to Project members. Validation failed: User project bots cannot be added to other groups / projects ``` -To use [Import REST APIs](../../../api/project_import_export.md), +To use [Import REST API](../../../api/project_import_export.md), pass regular user account credentials such as [personal access tokens](../../profile/personal_access_tokens.md). |