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This feature is only available in the JoomlaPack Plus builds. |
The Profiles Management page is the central place from where you can define and manage backup profiles . Each backup profiles can be regarded as a container holding JoomlaPack configuration values and filter settings. Each one uniquely and completely defines the way JoomlaPack will perform its backup process.
The main page consists of a list of all backup profiles. On the left hand column there is a check box allowing the selection of a backup profile so that one of the toolbar operations can be applied. The other column displays the description of the backup profile. Clicking on it leads you to the editor page, where you can change this description.
On the page's toolbar you can find the operations buttons:
- New
Creates a new, empty profile. Clicking on this button will lead you to the editor page, where you can define the name of the new profile, or cancel the operation if you've changed your mind.
- Copy
Creates a prostine copy of the selected backup profile. The copy will have the same name and include all of the configuraton options and filter settings of the original.
- Delete
Permanently removes a backup profile. All associated configuration options and filter settings are removed as well. This is an irreversible operation; once a profile is deleted, it's gone forever.
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Note Due to functionality reasons you can not delete the default profile (the one with an ID of 1). This is used as a fall-back choice in case of ambiguity, or when you are starting JoomlaPack for the first time.
- Export
Exports the selected backup profile's configuration options and filter settings to an XML backup file for safe-keeping. This is useful when upgrading JoomlaPack.
- Import
Imports a previously saved XML backup file, the opposite of the Export operation. The imported settings appear in a newly created profile at the end of the list.
Since JoomlaPack 2.2, when you create a new profile or copy an existing profile, the newly generated profile becomes current. This means that you can work on your new profile as soon as you're finished creating it, without the need to manually make it current from the Control Panel page.
The editor page is trivial. The only changeable parameter is the profile's description. Clicking on applies the settings and gets you to the main Profile Management page. Clicking on applies the settings and returns you to the editor page. Finally, clicking on will disregard any changes made and get you to the main Profile Management page.
