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@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ Make sure the local site has an updated copy of the templatedependents
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 ** Notes on importing data:
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+****From here on out we will be dumping data from the live server to import on testing instances only. Changes on test
+instances that modify database fields must be documented and repeated on the live server after testing.
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 full_dump.sql is is full copy of the mysql database that must be modified upon import.
 safe_dump.sql can be imported without the need for modification