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Data transfer tool is used to move content Items from Sitecore V4 to Sitecore V5 installations. This chapter gives recommendations on how to configure the options to convert data from Sitecore V4. Please refer to the data transfer tool manual on general usage instructions.

2.1.  Transfer Guidelines

An iterative approach to database migration proves to be the most efficient. You should set up a clean Sitecore V5 solution and run a sample database conversion. Then carefully study the error logs to see if there were any issues with particular Items.  

Possible reasons include:

• Item names being invalid in Sitecore V5
• Malformed Items, for instance, an Item without a template  

Having the list of troublesome Items, you can either fix them in Sitecore V4 to allow automated conversion or manually fix them in Sitecore V5 later. As soon as you’re done with Sitecore V4 fixes, you can start the transfer process once again.

2.2.  What to Transfer

To convert a typical solution to Sitecore V5 you will need to transfer the following subtrees:  

Security:

/sitecore/security/sitecore/groups

/sitecore/security/extranet/groups

/sitecore/security/sitecore/users

/sitecore/security/extranet/users  

Layouts:

/sitecore/system/layout groups

/sitecore/layout  

Languages, templates and masters:

/sitecore/system/languages/* (children only)

/sitecore/templates

/sitecore/masters  

Content:

/sitecore/content

/sitecore/media library

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