Hi David, There is a way for this with regards to the backup/restore. The code is both ready and in progress :p
Ready b/c it works but outside the core. In progress b/c we are currently integrating it in the core (see JIRA issue on refactoring of WorkspaceImporter and refactoring of Backup tool). The initial strategy was to avoid it but now we want to :) Most of the patches are nearly ready, we are waiting the 1.1 release before Jukka can review and integrate the patches. Hopefully, everything should be integrated in the core soon. About your scenario, you could use some subset of the backup tool to achieve what you want: restore operations restores everything including original UUID. If you import a protected property, it will be imported as it is. The drawback is you'd have to use SystemView XML export or configure the backup tool. Do you need more details? BR, Nicolas
