This article describes the Smart ID Desktop App (Personal Desktop App) metadata tool. The tool is available for download from version 1.3.5 of Smart ID Desktop App.

With the tool you can gather information about Smart ID Desktop App metadata for backup or in order to investigate issues with Smart ID Desktop App. The tool also allows you to easily modify Smart ID Desktop App settings. This can be used to customize Smart ID Desktop App settings directly with the app installation, or to restore it.

The tool is not a part of the installation, but can be downloaded from the same area that Smart ID Desktop App is downloaded from (Nexus Support portal).

Since version 1.4.0 of Smart ID Desktop App, there are two versions of the app:

store - Smart ID Desktop App is downloaded from Microsoft Store
sideload - Smart ID Desktop App is downloaded from Nexus Support portal and installed with sideloading enabled

The metadata tool works with bort versions of the app, store and sideload. See also Install and upgrade Smart ID Desktop App.

See also the prerequisites below regarding what version of Smart ID Desktop App is required.

Download the tool

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title	Download the Smart ID Desktop App metadata tool

The tool is distributed as self contained binary (no install required). You can download the file, MetadataTool.exe, from Nexus Support portal.

Run the tool via command line

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title	Run the tool via command line

Go to the folder that includes the binary file (MetadataTool.exe):
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cd <folder_path>
Run MetadataTool.exe with the desired options (see "Options" section below).
1. Use MetadataTool.exe --help to view all options.
2. To show log information, use the option -v or --verbose
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  title Example: Run metadata tool with logging enabled
  MetadataTool.exe -d -v

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title	Options for MetadataTool.exe

These are the options for MetadataTool.exe:

Option	Type	Description
-i, --import	String	Path to the json file with import data.
-c, --clean	Switch	Can be used as an additional parameter with `import`. If selected it restores the app to factory settings prior to import.
-d, --dump	Switch	Outputs Smart ID Desktop App metadata as json string.
-t, --installtype	String	Either `store` or `sideload`. Neeed only when both variants of Smart ID Desktop App are installed.
-m, --migrateToStoreFromSideload	Switch	Store version metadata are replaced by those of sideload version. All store version metadata will be lost.
-n, --migrateToSideloadFromStore	Switch	Sideload version metadata are replaced by those of store version. All sideload version metadata will be lost.
-v, --verbose	Switch	Displays log details.
-s, --SignJson	String	Outputs json file with signed secure value and PC info. Requires access to Nexus Azure key vault.
-g, --GetComputerInfo	Switch	Outputs computer info relevant to secure value import.
--help		Displays the help screen.
--version		Displays version information.

Gather information about Smart ID Desktop App settings for backup and debug purposes

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title	Prerequisites

Downloaded MetadataTool.exe
Smart ID Desktop App version later or equal to 1.3.0.

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title	Gather information in json file

To gather information about the Smart ID Desktop App settings, use one of these methods:

Print the settings to the console, or
Export the settings into a file.

Print the Smart ID Desktop App settings to the console

To print the Smart ID Desktop App settings to the console in json format, use the following command:

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MetadataTool.exe -d

or

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MetadataTool.exe --dump

Note

When both variants of Smart ID Desktop App are installed (store and sideload) specify the installtype parameter (-t), values can be store or sideload.

Example when Desktop App was downloaded from Microsoft store:

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title	Example: App downloaded from Microsoft Store

metadatatool.exe -d -t store

Example when Desktop App was downloaded from Nexus support portal and installed with sideloading enabled:

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title	Example: App installed with sideloading enabled

metadatatool.exe -d -t sideload

Export the Smart ID Desktop App settings into a file

To export the Smart ID Desktop App settings into a file (saved in the folder that includes the binary file), use the following command:
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MetadataTool.exe -d > output_file_name.json
or
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MetadataTool.exe --dump > output_file_name.json

Note
When exporting Smart ID Desktop App metadata into a file DO NOT USE the `verbose` option.

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title	Output format of the json file

Data is organized into these groups.

AppData (UWP appdata - not to be modified)
Settings (user adjustable PDA settings)
Profiles (profile data)
Secured Parameters (adjustable only in cooperation with Nexus personnel)

Modify or restore Smart ID Desktop App settings

You can import a file with settings to change the configuration of Smart ID Desktop App.

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title	Prerequisites

Downloaded MetadataTool.exe
Smart ID Desktop App version later or equal to 1.3.5.
It is strongly recommended to backup the Smart ID Desktop App settings before you continue.

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title	Prepare the json file

These are the structural options for the json file.

The json file can have the same format as the json that was dumped when gathering information, as described above:

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title	Example: Full json file
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{
  "Appdata": {
    "currentVersion": "0.10.41.0",
    "FirstUseTime": 132284845977922598,
    "FirstVersionInstalled": "0.10.41.0",
    "IsFirstRun": true
  },
  "Settings": {
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "true",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false"
  },
  "Profiles": {
    "Profile-526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 4:33:58 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/9df91ea5-e243-45c5-af63-9fa150115b68",
      "CardIdentifier": "ffcdd17d-8227-40fb-b1e0-8d0c0d380d1b",
      "DeleteDisabled": "true",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|pex-17dd3bd7-75ed-4a71-84a2-bcc85-07718|74f7ce30e86197ebf2131d2876e0c934255fd0db",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 10",
      "SmartCardId": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "e1bdd8b9-d405-4687-8710-61aa70febfe1",
      "Type": "VSC",
      "UserId": "userASS"
    },
    "Profile-87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:54:14 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/60715a91-45d4-4a34-90c3-d9d327f902ec",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|ee5b50d6a4b8b24a19b9011d781c5bdf_090eae2c-b3cb-4fff-8ec8-70f4c344736b|8ee194c6dd374fd3810fcadb2bbfb981eeb7aaf0",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "426473a7-6e4e-4fb3-8896-5a285f94c4b4",
      "Type": "Software",
      "UserId": "OS19FF111801"
    },
    "Profile-8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:55:39 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\42bead215599cadb8c1c6c700dc0e63d800890f7.PCPKEY|4cf81c7f91a61a5b10bb3e8a56c0b5e9e72b87e6",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40",
      "Type": "TPM",
      "UserId": "OS191ff11801"
    },
    "Profile-9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:13:19 PM",
      "BoxUri": "NA",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "ha",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Issuer": "Nexus CM Bootstrap CA",
      "KeyList": "FileP12|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\b5338b9ac694b89601a5657f587c118081196203.PCPKEY|9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "NA",
      "Type": "File TPM",
      "UserId": "Security Officer 1"
    },
    "ProfileIdsList": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133 87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52 8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0 526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0"
  }
}

Or the json file can have a simplified structure (not using the groups):

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{
    "currentVersion": "0.10.41.0",
    "FirstUseTime": 132284845977922598,
    "FirstVersionInstalled": "0.10.41.0",
    "IsFirstRun": true,
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "true",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false",
    "Profile-526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 4:33:58 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/9df91ea5-e243-45c5-af63-9fa150115b68",
      "CardIdentifier": "ffcdd17d-8227-40fb-b1e0-8d0c0d380d1b",
      "DeleteDisabled": "true",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|pex-17dd3bd7-75ed-4a71-84a2-bcc85-07718|74f7ce30e86197ebf2131d2876e0c934255fd0db",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 10",
      "SmartCardId": "526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "e1bdd8b9-d405-4687-8710-61aa70febfe1",
      "Type": "VSC",
      "UserId": "userASS"
    },
    "Profile-87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:54:14 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/60715a91-45d4-4a34-90c3-d9d327f902ec",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|ee5b50d6a4b8b24a19b9011d781c5bdf_090eae2c-b3cb-4fff-8ec8-70f4c344736b|8ee194c6dd374fd3810fcadb2bbfb981eeb7aaf0",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "426473a7-6e4e-4fb3-8896-5a285f94c4b4",
      "Type": "Software",
      "UserId": "OS19FF111801"
    },
    "Profile-8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:55:39 PM",
      "BoxUri": "https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "TestProfile",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Issuer": "hermod-dev.go",
      "KeyList": "signer|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\42bead215599cadb8c1c6c700dc0e63d800890f7.PCPKEY|4cf81c7f91a61a5b10bb3e8a56c0b5e9e72b87e6",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "false",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40",
      "Type": "TPM",
      "UserId": "OS191ff11801"
    },
    "Profile-9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133": {
      "Activated": "3/10/2020 3:13:19 PM",
      "BoxUri": "NA",
      "CardIdentifier": "",
      "DeleteDisabled": "false",
      "DeleteProfileAfterImport": "false",
      "DisplayName": "ha",
      "EncryptionKeyDelete": "",
      "Id": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Issuer": "Nexus CM Bootstrap CA",
      "KeyList": "FileP12|C:\\Users\\david\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Crypto\\PCPKSP\\b5d414be8b38409f8567a0236ac4220c779c750b\\b5338b9ac694b89601a5657f587c118081196203.PCPKEY|9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158",
      "PinResetButtonDisabled": "",
      "ReaderName": "",
      "SmartCardId": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133",
      "Status": "Online",
      "Token": "NA",
      "Type": "File TPM",
      "UserId": "Security Officer 1"
    },
    "ProfileIdsList": "9b7acfb2ab13518d612c2abdef9be195aedbc158_637194463990052133 87ac2824-bb9d-4c8f-98b1-308e6b188c52 8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0 526f4c96-dc64-41a9-a87a-dae10cfadff0"
}

It is not necessary to specify all parameters:

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{
    "AlwaysFlushLogFile": "false",
    "ImportP12Target": "TPM",
    "KeyProtLevel": "NoConsent",
    "LogLevel": "Trace",
    "MinimizeAfter": "false",
    "SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly": "false",
    "Theme": "Light",
    "WipeYubi": "false",    
}

Note
It is NOT recommended to use the `clean` option when modifying only some parameters. Note that the not mentioned user adjustable settings will be set to default, and the not mentioned profile settings are lost.

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title	Structure of the json file

Individual parameter specifications -- Appdata

Should not be modified

Individual parameter specifications -- Settings

Parameter	Description	Recognized values	Default value
AllowP12Import*	Security feature that allows to disable P12 import from file.	true, false	true
AllowedHermods*	Security feature restricting the app communication only to the specified urls.	String with comma separated list of urls	-
SkipFailedP12s	If enabled, the P12 import process continues even if it fails to import individual P12s. P12s that cannot be imported are returned to Hermod in error message, but the process is otherwise finished as expected.	true, false	false
ShowHiddenCerts		true, false	false
AlwaysFlushLogFile	Write into log file immediately (needs slightly more resources)	true, false	false
ImportP12Target	Platform to store the keys when importing P12 files.	VSC, OS, TPM, Yubi	VSC
KeyProtLevel	Protection level for key imported for P12 files.	NoConsent, ConsentOnly, ConsentWithPassword, ConsentWithFingerprint	ConsentWithPassword
WipeYubi	Wipe yubi before importing P12 file.	true, false	false
LogLevel	Log details	No, Trace, Debug, Info, Warn, Error, Fatal	No
MinimizeAfter	Minimize PDA after successful operation	true, false	true
SignAndAuthenticateWithOwnCertificatesOnly	Allow only certificates installed by PDA	true, false	false
Theme	PDA theme	Default, Light, Dark	Default

* This parameter cannot be modified directly in the app (only through the Metadata tool).

Individual parameter specifications -- Profiles

ProfileIdsList: string of profile ids separated by space.

Individual parameter specifications -- Secured parameters

Secured parameters provide functionalities bearing security risks. They are cryptographycally protected and cannot be modified by a regular user. They can only be temporarily enabled with assistance of the the Nexus personnel who has access to Azure KeyVault "kv-keyvault-common-37226". Their purpose is to help during an integration or debugging process.

These are the parameters:

Parameter	Description
SecureLogging	If enabled, Smart ID Desktop App logs all the sensitive information, which are normally discarded. This includes VSC admin keys, transport pins and all the sensitive encoding information.
UseHttp	If enabled, Smart ID Desktop App is allowed to talk to Hermod over http, which is normally disabled. This makes it easier to capture network communication, narrow down various network related issue and so on.

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title	Modify the secured parameters - can only be done by Nexus personnel

Create a json file containing signed data, this is achieved in two steps:

Prepare a json file containing parameter names and their values, together with a number of data needed for security reasons:

DaysToExpiration(0-35, required parameter)

User related data: PCName, DomainName, UserDomainName (at least one of the three needs to specified). See an example file here:

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title	Example: json file for modifying secured parameters
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{
  "Options": {
    "SecureLogging": "true",
	"UseHttp": "true"
  },
  "DaysToExpiration": "10",
  "PCName": "DESKTOP-QE86VR1",
  "DomainName":,
  "UserDomainName": "DESKTOP-QE86VR1\\Tom"
}

Sign the file using metadata tool (requires access to Azure KeyVault "kv-keyvault-common-37226"):
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MetadataTool.exe -s dataSample.json > SignedParams.json

Import the parameters:
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MetadataTool.exe -i SignedParams.json
To display the values of the 3 parameters (PCName, DomainName, UserDomainName) corresponding to a particular user/pc:
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MetadataTool.exe -g

Individual profile parameter specifications

Note
Do NOT change profile data, as this may lead to unexpected behavior of Smart ID Desktop App.

When there is no specification for a given parameter then the acceptable values are arbitrary strings.

Parameter	Specification	Example value
Activated	string "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt"	"05/29/2019 05:50 AM"
BoxUri		"https://hermod-dev.go.nexusgroup.com/ms/e9a68660-c7f2-4e2d-806a-c94c94ac3439"
CardIdentifier
DeleteDisabled	"true", "false"	"false"
DeleteProfileAfterImport	"true", "false"	"false"
DisplayName		"TestProfile
EncryptionKeyDelete
Id		"8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0"
Issuer		"hermod-dev.go"
KeyList
PinResetButtonDisabled	"true", "false"	"false"
ReaderName		"Microsoft Virtual Smart Card 0"
SmartCardId		"8fd5a513-b19a-406b-be20-ac1a460fc8c0"
Status	"Online","Unavailable","Deleted","Incomplete","Unusable"	"Online"
Token		"77948522-c705-4162-9566-452beb0c8d40"
Type	"VSC","Software","TPM","Yubi",""File VSC,"File Software","File TPM","File Yubi","LocalID06","mixed"	"TPM"
UserId		"OS191ff11801"

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title	Import the json file

To import a json file to Smart ID Desktop App, use the following command:

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MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path]

or

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MetadataTool.exe --import [import_json_path]

Note

When both variants of Smart ID Desktop App are installed (store and sideload) specify the installtype parameter (-t), values store or sideload.

Example when Desktop App was downloaded from Microsoft Store:

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title	Example: App downloaded from Microsoft Store

MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path] -t store

Example when Desktop App was downloaded from Nexus support portal and installed with sideloading enabled:

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title	Example: App installed with sideloading enabled

MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path] -t sideload

To also clean the Smart ID Desktop App settings, when importing the json file, use the following command:
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MetadataTool.exe -i [import_json_path] -c
or
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MetadataTool.exe --import [import_json_path] --clean

Migrate metadata between sideload and store version of Smart ID Desktop App

Metadata tool allows you to migrate metadata between the two versions in a simple way.

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title	Migrate metadata to store from sideload version

To migrate metadata to store from sideload version:
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title Migrate metadata to store from sideload
metadatatool.exe --migrateToStoreFromSideload
or
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metadatatool.exe -m
Note
All store version metadata will be lost (replaced by sideload version metadata).

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title	Migrate metadata to sideload from store version

To migrate metadata to sideload from store version:
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title Migrate metadata to sideload from store
metadatatool.exe --MigrateToSideloadFromStore
or
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metadatatool.exe -n
Note
All sideload version metadata will be lost (replaced by store version metadata).

Merge profiles of both store and sideload app versions

You can export settings from the sideload app version into to store app version and vice versa. This example shows how to export settings from sideload to store.

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title	Merge profiles

Backup your metadata.
Export settings from the sideload app version in a json file:
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title Export settings
metadatatool.exe -d -t sideload > out.json
Import the settings into the store app version:
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title Import settings
metadatool.exe -i out.json -t store

This article is valid for Smart ID Desktop App 1.4.0 and later.

Related information

Smart ID Desktop App (Personal Desktop App)

Versions Compared

Old Version 6

New Version 7

Key

Download the tool

Run the tool via command line

Gather information about Smart ID Desktop App settings for backup and debug purposes

Modify or restore Smart ID Desktop App settings

Individual parameter specifications -- Appdata

Individual parameter specifications -- Settings

Individual parameter specifications -- Profiles

Individual parameter specifications -- Secured parameters

Individual profile parameter specifications

Migrate metadata between sideload and store version of Smart ID Desktop App

Merge profiles of both store and sideload app versions

Page Comparison

Versions Compared

Old Version 6

New Version 7

Key

Download the tool

Run the tool via command line

Gather information about Smart ID Desktop App settings for backup and debug purposes

Modify or restore Smart ID Desktop App settings

Individual parameter specifications -- Appdata

Individual parameter specifications -- Settings

Individual parameter specifications -- Profiles

Individual parameter specifications -- Secured parameters

Individual profile parameter specifications

Migrate metadata between sideload and store version of Smart ID Desktop App

Merge profiles of both store and sideload app versions