From 41cf72d57f229afdb9966ee29e0e836559e3bbc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Hynek=20Mlna=C5=99=C3=ADk?= Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 13:23:07 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add note about preserving ID in imports Co-authored-by: andymunro <48995441+andymunro@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/documentation/server_admin/topics/export-import.adoc | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) 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.