---
title: "Import Configuration"
description: "Optimize your import configuration using our language drivers and properties. Get detailed guidance from our Cookbooks. (Gitana 4.0)"
product: "Gitana"
version: "4.0"
url: "/documentation/gitana/4.0/reference/types/import"
---

# <a id="top"></a>Import Configuration

An Object

##### Table of Contents

- [Overview](#top "Overview")
- [Properties](#properties "Properties")
- [Schema](#schema "Schema")

> **Note:** Drop in one of our language drivers to accelerate your development.  
> Here are links to some of our popular [Cookbooks](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/overview.md) to help you get started!
> 
> - [C#](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/csharp.md)
> - [Go](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/go.md)
> - [Java](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/java.md)
> - [JavaScript](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/javascript2.md)
> - [PHP](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/php.md)
> - [Python](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/python.md)
> - [Ruby](/documentation/gitana/4.0/developers/cookbooks/ruby.md)

## <a id="properties"></a>Properties

The following properties are available:

| Property | Type | Default | Read-Only | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| includeACLs | boolean | true | No | Whether to include ACLs during import. |
| includeActivities | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Activities during import. |
| includeAttachments | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Attachments for Attachables during import. |
| includeBinaries | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Binaries for data stores during import. |
| includeTeams | boolean | true | No | Whether to include Teams during import. |
| strategy | array | CLONE | No | Either CLONE or COPY\_EVERYTHING. Use CLONE to keep the same IDs on import. Use COPY\_EVERYTHING to generate all new IDs for all entries on every import. |
| substitutions | string |  | No |  |

## <a id="schema"></a>Schema

```json

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Import Configuration",
  "properties": {
    "includeACLs": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include ACLs during import."
    },
    "includeTeams": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Teams during import."
    },
    "includeActivities": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Activities during import."
    },
    "includeBinaries": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Binaries for data stores during import."
    },
    "includeAttachments": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": true,
      "description": "Whether to include Attachments for Attachables during import."
    },
    "strategy": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "default": "CLONE",
      "description": "Either CLONE or COPY_EVERYTHING. Use CLONE to keep the same IDs on import. Use COPY_EVERYTHING to generate all new IDs for all entries on every import."
    },
    "substitutions": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "id": "import"
}
```