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title: "Import and export holidays"
slug: "import-and-export-holidays"
updated: 2026-05-13T13:22:20Z
published: 2026-08-19T08:43:37Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/import-and-export-holidays"
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# Import and export holidays

> [!NOTE]
> ⚙️ For administrators

You can copy, import, and export holidays to reuse them in other holiday lists, for example, if you manage multiple systems.

## Copy holidays

To copy single holidays to another holiday list, perform the following steps:

1. In IXM One, go to **Administration > Global > Holiday lists**.
2. In the **Holiday lists** pane, select the holiday list that contains the holiday.
3. At the top of the pane, select the year.
4. In the **Holidays** pane, select the holiday that you want to copy.
5. Click **Copy**.
6. In the **Holiday lists** pane, select the holiday list that you want to copy the holiday to.
7. At the top of the pane, select the year.
8. Click **Insert** to paste the holiday. If the selected year differs from the original holiday's year, you can choose to adapt the year in the subsequent dialog.

## Import holidays

To import holidays from a JSON file, perform the following steps:

1. Create a JSON file that contains the holidays that you want to import in the following format:

```xml
(XML Encoding UTF-8)
   <holidays>
     <holiday Name="First of January" DateTime="01.01.2017 00:00"/>
     <holiday Name="August 15th" DateTime="15.08.2017 00:00"/>
     <holiday Name="New Year's Eve" DateTime="31.12.2017 12:00"/>
   </holidays>
```
2. In IXM One, go to **Administration > Global > Holiday lists**.
3. In the **Holiday lists** pane, select the holiday list to which you want to import holidays.
4. In the **Holidays** pane, click **Import**.
5. Select the file that you want to import and click **Open**.
6. In the **Import holiday list** dialog, select one of the following options:
  - **Replace**: Replace existing holidays.
  - **Add**: Add the new holidays to the existing holidays.

## Export holidays

To export all holidays from a holiday list, perform the following steps:

1. In IXM One, go to **Administration > Global > Holiday lists**.
2. In the **Holiday lists** pane, select the holiday list that contains the holidays.
3. At the top of the pane, select the year.
4. In the **Holidays** pane, click **Export**.

IXM One exports all holidays of the selected holiday list and year as a JSON file. You can save the file on your computer and upload it to another system.