Importing and Exporting Data between Thycotic Secret Servers
You can export your data out as XML by going to:
Admin
Export (choose the XML option)
This exported data can then be imported into another Secret Server by going to:
Note: Please do not edit the XML file with notepad.exe, use Notepad++, Visual Studio Code, or Atom to make your edits. There is a big chance your XML file fail import if you use Notepad.exe
Tools
Import Secrets (choose the Upload XML File under the Additional Options)
The XML export includes:
Folder (and their permissions)
Secret Templates
Secrets (and their permissions)
The XML export does not include users, groups, launchers, configuration, etc. You will need to recreate your users and groups before importing so that permissions are applied correctly.
In regards to Secret templates, the following settings ARE transferred with the XML export/import:
Expiration days
Which field expiration applies to
Name, display name & description
Expose for display
Field type
Password requirements
History length
Whether a field is searchable
Name pattern
And the following Secret template settings are NOT transferred:
Launcher(s) settings
Password Changing settings
Is Required?
Edit Requires
Hide on View
Default field values
Secret template icon
Keep Secret Name History
Session recording enabled
Associated Secrets
Validate Password Requirements on Create/Edit
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