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alphar0001
November 22, 2021
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How to prevent overwriting a conflict while importing a package

  • November 22, 2021
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Is there a way to prevent an Appian object in conflict to be overwritten while importing the package. If there is no way to prevent a particular conflict to be overwritten . Is there any  properties file settings to prevent overwriting of all conflicts in that import?

what I am looking for is something like importSetting.FORCE_UPDATE=true in import customization properties file, ideally for one particular object in conflict or all objects if that's not possible

    Best answer by richardm900458

    don't put the element you try not to overwrite into the package you are exporting. Just transport the ones you like to update. Should be the easiest way.
    But I think, its in general not possible in the way you address it here. 

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    stefanhelzle0001
    Brainy
    November 22, 2021

    What is the use case here? If you would keep the old object on the target environment, your application might break because it relies on the new version.

    richardm900458
    November 22, 2021

    don't put the element you try not to overwrite into the package you are exporting. Just transport the ones you like to update. Should be the easiest way.
    But I think, its in general not possible in the way you address it here. 

    mikes0011
    Brainy
    November 22, 2021

    This would be my overall suggestion.  That or resolve the conflict first - depending of course on what the conflict is and why it's there.

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