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Board data import/export

The Django admin supports import and export for these board-related models:

• Role types
• Persons
• Board nodes
• Board assignments

Use the admin import/export actions from the matching model pages.

Export order

Export in this order to keep the related IDs easy to follow:

1. Role types
2. Persons
3. Board nodes
4. Board assignments

Import order

Import in this order because later models depend on earlier ones:

1. Role types
2. Persons
3. Board nodes
4. Board assignments

Important notes

• Keep the id column unchanged when moving data between environments. The board import files use IDs to reconnect foreign keys.
• Board assignments references person, node, and role by ID, so those records must exist before assignments are imported.
• Board nodes references parent by ID. Root nodes should have an empty parent value.
• If a Board nodes import file contains parent/child rows together, place parent rows before their children.
• If you are updating an existing site, import the full related set from the same export batch to avoid broken references.