Import projects and server settings

After installing a new version of Validate, you can import server settings and projects from your existing Klocwork installation.

If a project contains custom settings, reimport your server settings after importing the project.

Importing server settings from an existing Source Server A carries over the following:

  • Global permission settings for Source Server A
  • Permission settings for only the projects on Target Server B

If you import settings from Source Server A to Target Server B, then import a project from Source Server A to Target Server B:

  • Project-specific permission settings are not carried over
  • You must reimport the server settings after importing the project on Source Server A, to carry over project-specific permission settings
When importing server settings from Source Server A to Target Server B, the following apply:
  • Authentication settings from Source Server A overwrite the authentication settings on Target Server B
  • For roles that exist on both servers: role permissions from Source Server A overwrite role permissions on Target Server B
  • Roles and their associated permissions that only exist on Source Server A are copied to Target Server B
  • Roles that only exist on target Server B are not modified; their permissions stay the same
When importing a projects_root that contains a large number of issues and builds, your new projects_root may increase in size.
If you imported a custom taxonomy in a previous release, you must reimport the new taxonomy file to pick up changes. See What's new for changes to taxonomies.