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Merging Apps

Hello,

I have 2 apps running on the same VAM. I'd like to merge these apps together keeping all data. What's the best way to do this? I believe a changeset would work but I would like confirmation or ideas on other ways. Not much info on this specific topic in the reference guides.

------Edit----- I see that a changeset will not work in this case based off "create a changeset" section.

Thank you!

Hello, I have 2 apps running on the same VAM. I'd like to merge these apps together keeping all data. What's the best way to do this? I believe a changeset would work but I would like confirmation or ideas on other ways. Not much info on this specific topic in the reference guides. ------Edit----- I see that a changeset will not work in this case based off "create a changeset" section. Thank you!
edited Aug 7 at 7:36 pm

Widgets and pages? Almost always they will need to be rebuilt from the ground up once you have your types and tags moved. Export -> Import has hundreds of limitations for widgets with any kind of complexity, in our experience it is only usable for about 5% of widgets.

Tag types? Export and sync can do so most of the work.

Tags? Export tag DB and copying tags you want to move usually works.

Data? Query the data with the REST interface from the app you want to move data from, write code to parse the data to the write syntax to allow for CSV Importing, then import it in to the app you need to move it into.

The only way to avoid all this work is stay with 2 applications and use Master/Subordinate system to view them as if they were 1 application.

Widgets and pages? Almost always they will need to be rebuilt from the ground up once you have your types and tags moved. Export -> Import has hundreds of limitations for widgets with any kind of complexity, in our experience it is only usable for about 5% of widgets. Tag types? Export and sync can do so most of the work. Tags? Export tag DB and copying tags you want to move usually works. Data? Query the data with the REST interface from the app you want to move data from, write code to parse the data to the write syntax to allow for CSV Importing, then import it in to the app you need to move it into. The only way to avoid all this work is stay with 2 applications and use Master/Subordinate system to view them as if they were 1 application.
edited Aug 7 at 7:42 pm
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