Import a new profile or replace an existing profile with the option to add new settings
or change existing settings. You can import an existing profile from a local file,
from a device segment, or from another SMS.
Profile import filter behaviors
When you import a profile, you can choose to create a new profile, replace an existing
profile, or combine the imported profile with an existing profile. When you combine
profiles, the following behaviors occur, depending on the filter type.
| Filter | Combine (add) | Combine (change) |
| Attack Filter | Adds from Snapshot. Does NOT overwrite user-modified filters. | Adds from Snapshot. Overwrites user-modified filters. |
| Traffic Management | Adds all at top of list (default). | Adds all at top of list (default). |
| Advanced DDoS | Adds all (unordered). | Adds all (unordered). |
| Category Settings | Adds individual category if non-DV default. Does NOT overwrite user-modified filters. | Adds individual category if non-DV default. Overwrites user-modified filters. |
| Profile Settings | Adds non-duplicated address pairs. | Adds non-duplicated address pairs. |
Named IP address groups
When you import a profile that contains a named IP address group (for a filter exception,
a quarantine exception, an Advanced DDoS filter, an SSL inspection policy, or a Traffic
Management filter), the SMS verifies whether the named IP address group already exists.
- The SMS assigns one IP address group for each imported IP address group.
- If the named IP address group exists and the values are an exact match, then the SMS keeps that existing named IP address group for the profile.
- If the named IP address group exists but the values are not an exact match, then the
SMS adds each named IP address group, and each named IP address group is identified
with an underscore and a number (for example
NamedIPAddress_1,NamedIPAddress_2,NamedIPAddress_3, and so on). - If the named IP address group does not exist on the SMS, the SMS adds it as an unnamed resource. See Named resources.