[ZBXNEXT-3281] More Robust Exporting/Importing via Frontend Created: 2016 May 18  Updated: 2021 Jun 07

Status: Open
Project: ZABBIX FEATURE REQUESTS
Component/s: Frontend (F)
Affects Version/s: 2.4.8, 3.0.2, 3.0.3
Fix Version/s: None

Type: New Feature Request Priority: Minor
Reporter: Evan Bechtol Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Unresolved Votes: 10
Labels: export, import, usability
Remaining Estimate: Not Specified
Time Spent: Not Specified
Original Estimate: Not Specified
Environment:

Zabbix frontend

Issue Links:
Duplicate
duplicates ZBXNEXT-10 Need a command-line import/export fac... Open
duplicates ZBXNEXT-640 export and import of actions and disc... Open
is duplicated by ZBXNEXT-4124 Option backup "Services" Closed

 Description   

While exporting/importing is available via the Zabbix API, this feature is not present in the frontend for some reason. The ability to export/import users for example, from one Zabbix installation to another would be very beneficial.

This could be done in the same way that exporting hosts or templates is done, and would lessen dependence on the user implementation of the Zabbix API to handle tedious requests, as well as providing a quick way to take lightweight backups of a configuration.

I am requesting that exporting and importing be available via the frontend of Zabbix for the following:

-User groups
-Users
-Specific graphs or screens
-IT Services configurations
-Actions
-Discovery rules
-Host groups
-Scripts
-Media Types
-Proxy configurations

-Backup of entire Zabbix frontend configuration including all of the above

The data could be exported or imported in either XML or JSON.

 Comments   
Comment by richlv [ 2016 May 18 ]

this is a partial duplicate of ZBXNEXT-640, and such a large bundling of features in a single issue is usually unlikely to be implemented in one go.

in a more broad view, this probably duplicates ZBXNEXT-10.

Comment by Marc [ 2016 Sep 21 ]

ZBXNEXT-10 seems to ask for an additional interface available on Zabbix server (with same functionality already provided by Zabbix frontend).
While ZBXNEXT-3281 sounds more to ask for (1) completing the set of export/import API methods and (2) a consistent configuration export/import function for purposes of backup and restore of Zabbix instances as a whole.

Comment by Diego Narducci Arioza [ 2017 Sep 26 ]

news ?

Comment by Multazim Deshmukh [ 2020 Mar 14 ]

As Zabbix API doesn't provide ability to export following sections so it should be added first.

Configuration: Actions, Event correlation, Discovery, Services
Administration: General, Proxies, Authentication, User groups, Users, Scripts

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