What I'm really looking for is something as simple as a flag/bit on the setProperty methods (e.g. setProperty(propertyName, Value, overrideProtected)). Importing an XML stream may be a little too heavyweight for my usage.
David "Nicolas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/19/2006 03:00:50 PM: > 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
