This page last changed on Feb 02, 2006 by vidya.
The snipsnap importer allows you to import a Snip Snap XML backup file into a space in Confluence.
Currently, attachments are not imported, and Confluence does not recognise duplicate users.
To import a SnipSnap backup file,
- Go to the Administration Console and click on 'Snip Snap Import' in the left panel.
- Enter the location of the backup file in the input field displayed. You can also 'browse' and locate the file.
- Select a space to import the content into and click 'Save'.
You cannot import content into multiple spaces.
 
Does the Snipsnap import come with Confluence 2.0 or do I need to install a plugin/extension?

Posted by lax@borland.com at Feb 27, 2006 12:30
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Ok. One of my collegue found the whereabouts of snipsnap import capabilty. But... it does not work while importing Snipsnap XML backup (Snipsnap version 1.0b1-uttoxeter).
It is showing "Import failed for unknown reasons". I realize this is experimental functionality, but I badly need the migration from Snipsnap old wiki to new Confleunce 2.0.2 -based Wiki. This will only make Confleunce more famous inside our company. 
Any tips, help, very much appreciated.
Thanks.

Posted by lax@borland.com at Feb 27, 2006 15:09
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I got this error message:
What to do ? Is the file itself too big ? Or is there a particular snip that is too big ? Could I possibly chunk up the file to make it work ?

Posted by jlevinson at May 26, 2006 12:05
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error didn't show...
The following error(s) occurred:
* java.io.IOException: Content Length Error (19434617 > 10485760)
* Error uploading file.

Posted by jlevinson at May 26, 2006 12:05
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Yes, my file was too big so I manually pruned it. Since no attachements are imported anyway, I removed the gibberish between <data>gibberish</data>tags. That got my file down to 5 MB instead of 19. I also had some duplicate users so I removed the users section as well, from the dumped xml file. Then, it worked like a charm !

Posted by jlevinson at May 30, 2006 18:13
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James,
Sorry for the late reply. I know you found a workaround already but just for the archive:
The file size restriction is set under Administration > General Configuration > Attachment Maximum Size. You can change this setting to fit the size of your backup.
Cheers,
Jens

Posted by jens@atlassian.com at May 30, 2006 18:47
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I've noticed that the first time I try a SnipSnap import, it fails with an error (i don't remember exactly, but it wasn't helful -- it was something something: null). The second time I try it in a row, it always suceeds. (I've done this twice). So if it fails when you try it once, try it twice -- I hope that helps.

Posted by apowers@cmu.edu at Jul 11, 2006 12:48
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