>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #1831818. --> Reported by: [xjm](https://www.drupal.org/user/65776) >>> <p><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/1697256" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#1697256: Create a UI for importing new configuration</a></span> introduces a user interface for importing configuration. The interface has been tested with a manual workflow, but not with the git workflow described in comment #93.</p> <p>Test the patch with the following workflow, and confirm the results. Then, add initial documentation for the workflow on the handbook page linked from the config module's <code>hook_help()</code>.</p> <pre># SETUP DEV SITE<br>mkdir drupal_dev<br>cd drupal_dev<br>wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-8.x-dev.tar.gz<br>tar --strip-components=1 -zxvf drupal-8.x-dev.tar.gz<br>rm *.gz<br>git init<br>git add .<br>git commit -am "Drupal"<br><br># FIX CONFIG.INFO SO THE PATCH WILL APPLY<br>vi core/modules/config/config.info.yaml<br># Delete everything after "core = 8.x"<br>git commit -am "Stupid packaging script."<br><br># APPLY THE PATCH<br>wget http://drupal.org/files/1697256-config-import-63_0.patch<br>git apply --index 1697256-config-import-63_0.patch<br>git commit -am "Latest CMI UI patch."<br><br># SETUP SETTINGS.PHP<br>cd drupal_dev/sites/default<br>cp default.settings.php settings.php<br>mkdir files<br>chmod -R 777 *<br><br># EDIT SETTINGS.PHP AND REPLACE LINE 273 WITH THE FOLLOWING<br>$config_directories = array(<br>&nbsp; CONFIG_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY =&gt; array('path' =&gt; 'config_xyzzy/dev_to_live'),<br>&nbsp; CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY =&gt; array('path' =&gt; 'config_xyzzy/live_to_dev'),<br>);<br><br># INSTALL DRUPAL AS YOU SEE FIT<br><br># ADD CONFIG TO GIT<br>cd config_xyzzy/live_to_dev/<br>touch README.txt<br>cd ../../..<br>git add files<br>git commit -m "Adding files directory" files<br>cd ../../..<br><br># SETUP LIVE SITE<br>git clone file:///Users/gdd/Sites/drupal_dev drupal_live<br><br># SETUP SETTINGS.PHP<br>cd drupal_live/sites/default<br>cp default.settings.php settings.php<br>mkdir files<br>chmod -R 777 *<br><br># EDIT SETTINGS.PHP AND REPLACE LINE 273 WITH THE FOLLOWING<br># NOTE THAT THE ACTIVE AND STAGING DIRECTORIES ARE REVERSED FROM ABOVE<br>$config_directories = array(<br>&nbsp; CONFIG_ACTIVE_DIRECTORY =&gt; array('path' =&gt; 'config_xyzzy/live_to_dev'),<br>&nbsp; CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY =&gt; array('path' =&gt; 'config_xyzzy/dev_to_live'),<br>);<br><br># INSTALL DRUPAL AS YOU SEE FIT<br><br># ADD CONFIG TO GIT<br>git add files<br>git commit -am "Adding live site config"</pre><p>Related issues:</p> <ul> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-6"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/1703168" title="Status: Closed (works as designed)">#1703168: [Meta] Ensure that configuration system functionality matches expected workflows for users and devs</a></span></li> <li><span class="drupalorg-gitlab-issue-link project-issue-status-info project-issue-status-7"><a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/1831798" title="Status: Closed (fixed)">#1831798: Update hook_help() for config manager module </a></span></li> </ul> > Related issue: [Issue #1703168](https://www.drupal.org/node/1703168)