deck/docs/export-import.md

Export

Deck currently supports exporting all boards a user owns in a single JSON file. The format is based on the database schema that deck uses. It can be used to re-import boards on the same or other instances.

The export currently has some kown limitations in terms of specific data not included:

• Activity information
• File attachments to deck cards
• Comments

occ deck:export userid > userid-deck-export.json

(userid = username you see in admin useraccounts page)

Import boards

Importing can be done using the API or the occ deck:import command.

It is possible to import from the following sources:

Deck JSON

A json file that has been obtained from the above described occ deck:export [userid] > userid-deck-export.json command can be imported.

occ deck:import userid-deck-export.json

You will be asked to provide a path to a config file.

To know what to put in there:

• Have a look at your userid-deck-export.json
• fairly at the top you will see "uid" with a username.
• search for some more "uid" till you find all the usernames involved and note them.
• search for "acl"
• in there there are "uid" of groups note them too

In case you are importing from a different instance you must provide custom user id mapping in case users have different identifiers.

create a config file e.g deck-import-config-file-userid.json and ajust the content of this example as descibed above. Userids on new instance can be seen in the admin useraccounts page.

{
    "owner": "useridofnewownderofallboards",
    "uidRelation": {
        "userid1onoldinstance": "userid1onnewinstance",
	"userid2onoldinstance": "userid2onnewinstance",
	"groupid1onoldinstance": "groupid1onnewinstance"

    }
}

after you hit enter everything will be imported.

Additional info:

• If you export a users boards, all boards that the user has access to will be exported. (also the onws shared to that user)

Trello JSON

Limitations:

• Comments with more than 1000 characters are placed as attached files to the card.

Steps:

• Create the data file
  • Access Trello
  • go to the board you want to export
  • Follow the steps in Trello documentation and export as JSON
• Create the configuration file
• Execute the import informing the import file path, data file and source as Trello JSON

Create the configuration file respecting the JSON Schema for import Trello JSON

Example configuration file:

{
    "owner": "admin",
    "color": "0800fd",
    "uidRelation": {
        "johndoe": "johndoe"
    }
}

Limitations:

Importing from a JSON file imports up to 1000 actions. To find out how many actions the board to be imported has, identify how many actions the JSON has.

Trello API

Import using API is recommended for boards with more than 1000 actions.

Trello makes it possible to attach links to a card. Deck does not have this feature. Attachments and attachment links are added in a markdown table at the end of the description for every imported card that has attachments in Trello.

• Get the API Key and API Token here

• Get the ID of the board you want to import by making a request to: https://api.trello.com/1/members/me/boards?key={yourKey}&token={yourToken}&fields=id,name

  This ID you will use in the configuration file in the board property

• Create the configuration file

Create the configuration file respecting the JSON Schema for import Trello JSON

Example configuration file:

{
    "owner": "admin",
    "color": "0800fd",
    "api": {
        "key": "0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661",
        "token": "92eb5ffee6ae2fec3ad71c777531578f4a8a08f09d37b73795649038408b5f33"
    },
    "board": "8277e0910d750195b4487976",
    "uidRelation": {
        "johndoe": "johndoe"
    }
}