Community Component 25.4
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# UserImport

Imports previously exported users, roles, agents, and profiles from a specified XML file into a Community component. You can use this action, for example, to transfer Community to a different platform.

NOTE: This is an administrative action that can be sent only by users that belong to an authorization role that allows the `Admin` standard role, or which enables the action explicitly. See Authorization Roles Configuration Parameters.

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9030/action=UserImport&ImportFileName=Users.xml

This action imports users, roles, agents, and profiles from the `Users.xml` file into Community.

## Required Parameters

The following action parameters are required.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ImportFileName | The name of the XML file to import from.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
EmailAddress | The e-mail address of the user.
FastImport | Enables a faster algorithm for reading XML files.
FieldFieldName | Creates a field for the user.
Security | The new user’s security field.
UserFields | User fields to import.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

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Version 25.4 | Last updated October 2025

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Community Component 25.4

Topic Title: UserImport