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Main topics:

- ARB: a Short Introduction
- Glossary

Related topics:

- ARB intro window (Open, merge, create ARB databases)
- Merge data from another ARB database
- Merge data to another ARB database
- Merge main window and workflow

# Merge two databases

- OCCURRENCE
- DESCRIPTION
- NOTES
- STARTUP It's also possible to specify both database on the command
- WARNINGS
- BUGS

## OCCURRENCE

### ARB_INTRO/MERGE TWO ARB DATABASES

### ARB_NT/File/Import/Merge from other ARB database

### ARB_NT/File/Export/Merge to (new) ARB database

## DESCRIPTION

### Allows to merge two databases.

### Complete 'ARB' databases, selected 'species', 'fields' and/or 'field' entries, 'SAI' entries and trees (see ´Glossary´) can be transferred from the source database to the target database.

### Depending on how ARB_MERGE is started, you may be prompted for the source and/or target database.

### The source database (DB) has to exist, the target DB may exist. If the target DB does not exist, a new database will be created.

## NOTES

### ARB databases stored in any directory with read and write permission can be chosen for merging.

## STARTUP It's also possible to specify both database on the command

### line by typing

arb yourSourceDB.arb yourTargetDB.arb

## WARNINGS

### If there are entries (for selected data) in both databases, those in the target DB will be overwritten!

## BUGS

### No bugs known