Importing a Golden Configuration

Specifications

When importing Golden Configurations, certain characteristics and behaviors occur if you do not pass in an extra property with each tree. These include:

• If the name is a duplicate, a unique index is used, such as GC Name (1).
• If the name is not a duplicate, then the original name is used in the export, such as GC Name.
• Devices are not imported.
• Task instances are imported.

How to Import a Golden Configuration

To import a Golden Configuration:

1. Navigate to Configuration Manager under Operation on the main Itential Platform page.
2. Select the Search icon (top toolbar) to display the Collection dialog.
3. Select the Golden Configurations tab. (Note: For IAP 2023.1 and IAP 2023.2 Only).
4. Click the Import icon in the upper-left of the Collection dialog to open your file manager.
5. Locate and select the Golden Configurations that you want to import (represented as JSON files).
6. Confirm you want to import the file. A notification banner displays in the upper-right upon successful file import.
7. If the file is a duplicate, an import dialog will open and prompt you to overwrite the existing version or rename rename it.

Figure 1: Downloads Folder

Figure 2: Golden Config Import Dialog