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Export / Import Selection List

Hiten83
Level 2
Hi,
 
Is it possible to export a list of our backup selection?
 
if possible - can you import this list ?
 
Thanks
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Ken_Putnam
Level 6
Nope.
 
We've been asking for this since v8.0 that I am aware of.
 
You could add this in the Enhancements area


Message Edited by Ken Putnam on 02-14-2008 08:47 AM

Westchaser
Not applicable
Hello,

As of BE12, it's apparently still impossible to export a Selection List in the format expected by the import function

While the following KB article explains how to IMPORT a Selection List, it fails to provide an example of how the file should be formatted:
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/307344.htm

It's rather simple to create from scratch. I found it easier to use the Selection Details as a reference, since I only had 50 entries to manage:

Job Setup tab >> double-click Selection List entry >> View Selection Details tab

and manually key in your Include and Exclude criteria into a text file in the following format:
[Selections]
PATH1=\\fqdn\machine-a\C:\windows\*.*
INCLUDE1=YES
SUBDIRS1=YES
PATH2=\\fqdn\machine-a\C:\windows\temp\*.*
INCLUDE2=NO
SUBDIRS2=YES


In the above example, we told BE12 to backup all folders, files and subfolders in C:\WINDOWS on machine-a 
while excluding all folders, files and subfolders in C:\WINDOWS\TEMP

Obviously, as you add more criteria, be sure to increment the suffix for each set (PATH#, INCLUDE#, SUBDIRS#).

Hope this comes in handy to you.