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Migrating Data
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In the case that data needs to be migrated from one database installation to another, the following procedure can be used to export data, initialize the new database, and re-import the data.
Export Data
python3 InvenTree/manage.py dumpdata --exclude contenttypes --exclude auth.permission --indent 2 > data.json
This will export all data (including user information) to a json data file.
Initialize Database
Configure the new database using the normal processes (see Getting Started):
python3 InvenTree/manage.py makemigrations
python3 InvenTree/manage.py migrate --run-syncdb
Import Data
The new database should now be correctly initialized with the correct table structures requried to import the data.
python3 InvenTree/manage.py loaddata data.json