diff --git a/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/export-import.adoc b/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/export-import.adoc index 2b9f8225b6..673bad8b63 100644 --- a/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/export-import.adoc +++ b/docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/export-import.adoc @@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ You cannot use the `keycloak.import` parameter with `keycloak.migration.X` param {project_name} imports most resources from the Admin Console as well as exporting most resources. {project_name} does not support the export of users. +Admin Console import does not preserve IDs. When you import a resource, {project_name} generates a new ID for the resource. +This behavior is different from the export/import of the full database mechanism described previously. + [NOTE] ==== {project_name} masks attributes containing secrets or private information in the export file. Export files from the Admin Console are not suitable for backups or data transfer between servers. Only boot-time exports are suitable for backups or data transfer between servers.