Node export README

CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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  * Introduction
  * Installation
  * Configuration
  * Usage
  * Node export features tips


INTRODUCTION
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This module allows users to export nodes and then import it into another
Drupal installation, or on the same site.

This module makes reasonable checks on access permissions.  A user cannot export 
a node unless they can use the input format of that node, and unless they have
permission to create new nodes of that type.

Maintainer: Daniel Braksator (http://drupal.org/user/134005)
Project page: http://drupal.org/project/node_export.

Note: this module was originally built upon code from the node_clone module
maintained by Peter Wolanin (http://drupal.org/user/49851) at 
http://drupal.org/project/node_clone which was derived from code posted by
Steve Ringwood (http://drupal.org/user/12856) at 
http://drupal.org/node/73381#comment-137714.
Features integration, relations, and UUID initially developed by Tushar Mahajan
(http://drupal.org/user/398572).
Significant improvements, file handling, and extra functionality pioneered by 
James Andres (http://drupal.org/user/33827).


INSTALLATION
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1. Copy node_export folder to modules directory (usually sites/all/modules).
2. At admin/build/modules enable the Node export module.


CONFIGURATION
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1. Enable permissions at admin/user/permissions.
   Security Warning: Users with the permission "use PHP to import nodes"
   will be able to change nodes as they see fit before an import, as well as 
   being able to execute PHP scripts on the server.  It is advisable not to
   give this permission to a typical node author, only the administrator or
   developer should use this feature.  You may even like to turn this module
   off when it is no longer required.
2. Configure module at admin/settings/node_export.


USAGE
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1. To export nodes, either:
   a) Use the 'Node export' tab on a node page.
   b) Use the Content page (admin/content/node) to filter the nodes you wish to
      export and then choose 'Node export' under the 'Update options'.
   c) Use the VBO module: http://drupal.org/project/views_bulk_operations
   d) Use Drush: http://drupal.org/project/drush
2. To import nodes, either:
   a) Use the form at 'Node export: import' under 'Create content'
      (node/add/node_export).
   b) Use Drush: http://drupal.org/project/drush


NODE EXPORT FEATURES TIPS
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Regarding the module node_export_features which integrates with the features
module, any nodes to be used with this must have a UUID (universally unique 
ID).  To export older nodes that don't have UUID make sure you have selected
the content type and click on 'create missings uuids' from 
'admin/settings/uuid' under the fieldset 'Synchronize'.  Then you should be 
able to see more nodes under the feature component, If you don't see the node
export component, that means no nodes has been configured with UUID.
UUID likely to become a consistent requirement across the node export
package.