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title: "Import and Export Configurations"
canonical: "https://servicedesk.maxgeo.com/space/MAXGEO/1083670558/Import%20and%20Export%20Configurations"
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<span style="color: #000000">In order to </span><span style="color: #000000">**successfully**</span><span style="color: #000000"> export and import a configuration, the QC Category Codes (Repeat Types) in the source and destination databases (i.e. tblSYSQCCategory table) MUST be the same. </span>

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<span style="color: #000000">Before exporting the configuration, ensure that it is valid in your source database, by</span><span style="color: #1f497d"> </span><span style="color: #000000">selecting </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Tools**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> |  </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Check**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Table**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**and**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Field**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Names**</span><span style="color: #1f497d"> </span><span style="color: #000000">from the Configuration</span><span style="color: #00b0f0"> </span><span style="color: #000000">Manager menu.</span>

Export the Configuration required by selecting Configuration/Export Config.....The Administration Mode must be activated. 

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Select the Configuration/Configurations and QA Reporting Projects to be exported. Click OK to export. 

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Click OK to export. 

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<span style="color: #000000">Check the default order of the reports within a project, select </span><span style="color: #000000">**Project**</span><span style="color: #000000"> | </span><span style="color: #000000">**Set**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Analysis**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Order**</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the QA Reporter menu.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">These will need to be manually amended if required after importing any project configurations into the destination database.</span>

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**Before Importing Configuration it is strongly advised that a backup of the database is created. **

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Any Configurations which have the same name will be <span style="color: #000000">suffixed with a value in the format “_n” e.g. “_1”</span>

<span style="color: #000000">After importing a configuration into your destination database, it should be validated as follows:</span>

<span style="color: #000000">Open Configuration Manager and select </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Tools**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> |  </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Check**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Table**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**and**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Field**</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> </span><span style="color: #ff0000">**Names**</span>

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Any Projects which have the same name will be <span style="color: #000000">suffixed with a value  e.g.  “_1”</span>

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<span style="color: #000000">Now check and amend the default order for charts within project if required, by selecting </span><span style="color: #000000">**Project**</span><span style="color: #000000"> | </span><span style="color: #000000">**Set**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Analysis**</span><span style="color: #000000"> </span><span style="color: #000000">**Order**</span><span style="color: #000000"> from the QA Reporter menu.</span>

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