ImExporters update (will not compile yet!)

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/CategorizationImExporter.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link Categorization} entities.
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 public class CategorizationImExporter
     extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Categorization> {
 
+    
+    @Inject
+    private CategorizationRepository categoriationRepo;
+
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
@@ -60,7 +64,50 @@ public class CategorizationImExporter
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<Categorization> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return categoriationRepo.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Categorization existingEntity, final Categorization importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCategory(), importedEntity.getCategory()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCategory(importedEntity.getCategory());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCategorizedObject(),
+            importedEntity.getCategorizedObject()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCategorizedObject(
+                importedEntity.getCategorizedObject()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.isIndexObject() != importedEntity.isIndexObject()) {
+            existingEntity.setIndexObject(importedEntity.isIndexObject());
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.getCategoryOrder() != importedEntity
+            .getCategoryOrder()) {
+            existingEntity.setCategoryOrder(importedEntity.getCategoryOrder());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.getObjectOrder() != importedEntity.getObjectOrder()) {
+            existingEntity.setObjectOrder(importedEntity.getObjectOrder());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(existingEntity.getType(), importedEntity.getType())) {
+            existingEntity.setType(importedEntity.getType());
+        }
+        
+        entityManager.merge(existingEntity);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final Categorization entity) {
         entityManager.merge(entity);
     }

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/CategoryImExporter.java

@@ -18,18 +18,21 @@
  */
 package org.libreccm.categorization;
 
+import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link Category} entities.
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 @Processes(Category.class)
 public class CategoryImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Category> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private CategoryManager categoryManager;
+
     @Inject
     private CategoryRepository categoryRepository;
 
@@ -59,31 +65,146 @@ public class CategoryImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Category> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<Category> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return categoryRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final Category entity) {
-        final Optional<Category> result = categoryRepository.findByUuid(
+        categoryRepository.save(entity);
-            entity.getUuid()
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Category existingEntity,
+        final Category importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (existingEntity.isAbstractCategory() != importedEntity
+            .isAbstractCategory()) {
+            existingEntity.setAbstractCategory(
+                importedEntity.isAbstractCategory()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.getCategoryOrder() != importedEntity
+            .getCategoryOrder()) {
+            existingEntity.setCategoryOrder(importedEntity.getCategoryOrder());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(), 
+                existingEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDisplayName(),
+            importedEntity.getDisplayName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setDisplayName(importedEntity.getDisplayName());
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.isEnabled() != importedEntity.isEnabled()) {
+            existingEntity.setEnabled(importedEntity.isEnabled());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getName(),
+            importedEntity.getName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setName(importedEntity.getName());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getObjects(),
+            importedEntity.getObjects()
+        )) {
+            final Set<Categorization> categorizationsToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getObjects()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    categorization -> !importedEntity.getObjects().contains(
+                        categorization
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            for (Categorization toRemove : categorizationsToRemove) {
+                try {
+                    categoryManager.removeObjectFromCategory(
+                        toRemove.getCategorizedObject(),
+                        existingEntity
+                    );
+                } catch (ObjectNotAssignedToCategoryException ex) {
+                    throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getParentCategory(),
+            importedEntity.getParentCategory()
+        )) {
+            final Category oldParentCategory = existingEntity
+                .getParentCategory();
+            final Category newParentCategory = importedEntity
+                .getParentCategory();
+
+            categoryManager.removeSubCategoryFromCategory(
+                existingEntity,
+                oldParentCategory
             );
 
-        final Category category;
+            categoryManager.addSubCategoryToCategory(
-        if (result.isPresent()) {
+                existingEntity,
-            category = result.get();
+                newParentCategory
-            category.setAbstractCategory(entity.isAbstractCategory());
+            );
-            category.setCategoryOrder(entity.getCategoryOrder());
-            category.setDescription(entity.getDescription());
-            category.setDisplayName(entity.getDisplayName());
-            category.setEnabled(entity.isEnabled());
-            category.setName(entity.getName());
-            category.setObjects(entity.getObjects());
-            category.setParentCategory(entity.getParentCategory());
-            category.setSubCategories(entity.getSubCategories());
-            category.setTitle(entity.getTitle());
-            category.setUniqueId(entity.getUniqueId());
-            category.setVisible(entity.isVisible());
-        } else {
-            category = entity;
         }
-        categoryRepository.save(category);
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getSubCategories(),
+            importedEntity.getSubCategories()
+        )) {
+            final Set<Category> subCategoriesToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getSubCategories()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    subCat -> !importedEntity.getSubCategories().contains(
+                        subCat
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            for (final Category toRemove : subCategoriesToRemove) {
+                try {
+                    categoryManager.removeObjectFromCategory(
+                        toRemove, existingEntity
+                    );
+                } catch (ObjectNotAssignedToCategoryException ex) {
+                    throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTitle(),
+            importedEntity.getTitle()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getTitle(), 
+                existingEntity.getTitle()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.isVisible() != importedEntity.isVisible()) {
+            existingEntity.setVisible(importedEntity.isVisible());
+        }
+
+        categoryRepository.save(existingEntity);
     }
 
     @Override

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainImExporter.java

@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@
 package org.libreccm.categorization;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ import javax.inject.Inject;
 @Processes(Domain.class)
 public class DomainImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Domain> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private DomainManager domainManager;
+
     @Inject
     private DomainRepository domainRepository;
 
@@ -50,16 +55,105 @@ public class DomainImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Domain> {
 
     @Override
     public Class<Domain> getEntityClass() {
-
         return Domain.class;
     }
 
     @Override
-    protected void saveImportedEntity(final Domain entity) {
+    protected Optional<Domain> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return domainRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void saveImportedEntity(final Domain entity) {
         domainRepository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Domain existingEntity,
+        final Domain importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDomainKey(),
+            importedEntity.getDomainKey()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setDomainKey(importedEntity.getDomainKey());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(existingEntity.getUri(), importedEntity.getUri())) {
+            existingEntity.setUri(importedEntity.getUri());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTitle(),
+            importedEntity.getTitle()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getTitle(),
+                existingEntity.getTitle()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            for (final Map.Entry<Locale, String> entry : importedEntity
+                .getDescription().getValues().entrySet()) {
+                syncLocalizedStrings(
+                    importedEntity.getDescription(),
+                    existingEntity.getDescription()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getVersion(),
+            importedEntity.getVersion()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setVersion(importedEntity.getVersion());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getReleased(),
+            importedEntity.getReleased()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setReleased(importedEntity.getReleased());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getOwners(),
+            importedEntity.getOwners()
+        )) {
+            final Set<DomainOwnership> ownersToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getOwners()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(owner -> !existingEntity.getOwners().contains(owner))
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            final Set<DomainOwnership> ownersToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getOwners()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(owner -> !importedEntity.getOwners().contains(owner))
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            for (final DomainOwnership toRemove : ownersToRemove) {
+                domainManager.removeDomainOwner(
+                    toRemove.getOwner(),
+                    existingEntity
+                );
+            }
+
+            for (final DomainOwnership toAdd : ownersToAdd) {
+                domainManager.addDomainOwner(toAdd.getOwner(),
+                                             existingEntity,
+                                             toAdd.getContext()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        domainRepository.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Domain reloadEntity(final Domain entity) {
         return domainRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/categorization/DomainOwnershipImExporter.java

@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 package org.libreccm.categorization;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 import org.libreccm.web.CcmApplication;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link DomainOwnership} entities.
@@ -45,6 +43,12 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 public class DomainOwnershipImExporter
     extends AbstractEntityImExporter<DomainOwnership> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private DomainManager domainManager;
+    
+    @Inject
+    private DomainOwnershipRepository domainOwnershipRepo;
+    
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
@@ -65,11 +69,39 @@ public class DomainOwnershipImExporter
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<DomainOwnership> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
-    protected void saveImportedEntity(final DomainOwnership entity) {
+        return domainOwnershipRepo.findByUuid(uuid);
-        entityManager.persist(entity);
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final DomainOwnership existingEntity,
+        final DomainOwnership importedEnity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getContext(), 
+            importedEnity.getContext()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setContext(importedEnity.getContext());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.getOwnerOrder() != importedEnity.getOwnerOrder()) {
+            existingEntity.setOwnerOrder(importedEnity.getOwnerOrder());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.getDomainOrder() != importedEnity.getDomainOrder()) {
+            existingEntity.setDomainOrder(importedEnity.getDomainOrder());
+        }
+        
+        domainOwnershipRepo.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+    
+    @Override
+    protected void saveImportedEntity(final DomainOwnership entity) {
+        domainOwnershipRepo.save(entity);
+    }
+    
+
     @Override
     protected DomainOwnership reloadEntity(final DomainOwnership entity) {
         try {

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/core/ResourceTypeImExporter.java

@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
 package org.libreccm.core;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -51,11 +49,66 @@ public class ResourceTypeImExporter
         return ResourceType.class;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Optional<ResourceType> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return repository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final ResourceType entity) {
         repository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final ResourceType existingEntity,
+        final ResourceType importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTitle(),
+            importedEntity.getTitle()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setTitle(importedEntity.getTitle());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(),
+                importedEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.isWorkspaceApplication() != importedEntity
+            .isWorkspaceApplication()) {
+            existingEntity.setWorkspaceApplication(
+                importedEntity.isWorkspaceApplication()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (existingEntity.isViewableAsFullPage() != importedEntity
+            .isViewableAsFullPage()) {
+            existingEntity.setViewableAsFullPage(
+                importedEntity.isViewableAsFullPage()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isViewableAsEmbedded() != importedEntity
+            .isViewableAsEmbedded()) {
+            existingEntity.setViewableAsEmbedded(
+                importedEntity.isViewableAsEmbedded()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isSingleton() != importedEntity.isSingleton()) {
+            existingEntity.setSingleton(importedEntity.isSingleton());
+        }
+        
+        repository.save(importedEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected ResourceType reloadEntity(final ResourceType entity) {
         return repository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/AbstractEntityImExporter.java

@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule;
+import org.libreccm.l10n.LocalizedString;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
@@ -124,19 +128,93 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
         this.requiredEntities.addAll(requiredEntities);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Imports an entity from the provided {@code data} and either creates a new
+     * entity or updates an existing entity.
+     *
+     * <strong>This method is not intended to be overwritten by implementations
+     * of this abstract class.</strong>. Due to technical limitations of the
+     * Java language it is not possible to mark this method as final.
+     *
+     * @param data The entity data to import
+     *
+     * @return The imported entity.
+     *
+     * @throws ImportExpection If the import fails.
+     *
+     * @see #findExistingEntity(java.lang.String)
+     * @see #saveImportedEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable)
+     * @see #updateExistingEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable,
+     * org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable)
+     */
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public T importEntity(final String data) throws ImportExpection {
         try {
-            final T entity = objectMapper.readValue(data, getEntityClass());
+            final T importedEntity = objectMapper.readValue(data,
-            saveImportedEntity(entity);
+                                                            getEntityClass());
-            return entity;
+            final Optional<T> existingEntityResult = findExistingEntity(
+                importedEntity.getUuid()
+            );
+            if (existingEntityResult.isPresent()) {
+                final T existingEntity = existingEntityResult.get();
+                updateExistingEntity(existingEntity, importedEntity);
+                return existingEntity;
+            } else {
+                saveImportedEntity(importedEntity);
+                return importedEntity;
+            }
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             throw new ImportExpection(ex);
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the existing instance of the entity identified by the provided
+     * UUID.
+     *
+     * This method is called by {@link #importEntity(java.lang.String)}.
+     *
+     * @param uuid The UUID of the imported entity.
+     *
+     * @return An {@link Optional} with the existing entity or an empty
+     *         {@link Optional} if the entity does not yet exist in this
+     *         instance of LibreCCM.
+     *
+     * @see #updateExistingEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable,
+     * org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable)
+     * @see #importEntity(java.lang.String)
+     */
+    protected abstract Optional<T> findExistingEntity(final String uuid);
+
+    /**
+     * Save a newly created entity.
+     *
+     * This method is called by {@link #importEntity(java.lang.String)}.
+     *
+     * @param entity The entity to save.
+     *
+     * @see #importEntity(java.lang.String)
+     */
     protected abstract void saveImportedEntity(T entity);
 
+    /**
+     * Updates an existing entity. An implementation of this method is expected
+     * to persist the updated entity. Only properties that differ between the
+     * imported entity and the existing entity should be updated to match the
+     * values of the imported entity. Related entities must not be updated by an
+     * implementation, expect for embedded entities.
+     *
+     * @param existingEntity      The existing entity.
+     * @param withImportedEntity  The imported entity.
+     *
+     * @see #importEntity(java.lang.String)
+     * @see #findExistingEntity(java.lang.String)
+     *
+     */
+    protected abstract void updateExistingEntity(
+        T existingEntity, T withImportedEntity
+    );
+
     /**
      * Export an entity (as JSON). There should be no need to overwrite this
      * method.
@@ -167,7 +245,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
 
     /**
      * Reloads the entity to export. Entities become detacted for several
-     * reasons before they are passed to the null null null null null null null null     {@link #exportEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable) method. The 
+     * reasons before they are passed to the null null null null null null null
+     * null null null null null null     {@link #exportEntity(org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable) method. The 
      * implementation of this should reload the passed entity.
      *
      * @param entity The entity to reload.
@@ -176,4 +255,32 @@ public abstract class AbstractEntityImExporter<T extends Exportable> {
      */
     protected abstract T reloadEntity(final T entity);
     
+    
+    protected final void syncLocalizedStrings(
+        final LocalizedString source,
+        final LocalizedString target
+    ) {
+        final Set<Locale> localesToAdd = source
+            .getAvailableLocales()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(
+                locale -> !target.getAvailableLocales().contains(locale)
+            )
+            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        
+        final Set<Locale> localesToRemove = target
+            .getAvailableLocales()
+            .stream()
+            .filter(locale -> !source.getAvailableLocales().contains(locale))
+            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        
+        for(final Locale toRemove : localesToRemove) {
+            target.removeValue(toRemove);
+        }
+        
+        for(final Locale toAdd : localesToAdd) {
+            target.putValue(toAdd, source.getValue(toAdd));
+        }
+    }
+
 }

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/imexport/ImportExport.java

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import javax.json.JsonObject;
 import javax.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
 import javax.json.JsonReader;
 import javax.json.JsonString;
+import javax.json.JsonValue;
 import javax.json.JsonWriter;
 import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@ public class ImportExport {
      *
      * @see CcmFilesConfiguration#dataPath
      */
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public void importEntities(final String importName) {
         final String importsPath = String.format("imports/%s", importName);
 
@@ -242,15 +242,12 @@ public class ImportExport {
                 .filter(node -> filterImporters(manifest, node))
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
-            importers
+            for(EntityImExporterTreeNode importer : importers) {
-                .stream()
+                importEntitiesOfType(
-                .map(EntityImExporterTreeNode::getEntityImExporter)
-                .forEach(
-                    imExporter -> importEntitiesOfType(
                     importName, 
-                        imExporter
+                    importer.getEntityImExporter()
-                    )
                 );
+            }
         } catch (DependencyException ex) {
             throw new UnexpectedErrorException(ex);
         }
@@ -287,14 +284,14 @@ public class ImportExport {
             final JsonObject toc = tocReader.readObject();
             final JsonArray files = toc.getJsonArray("files");
 
-            files.forEach(
+            for(JsonValue value : files) {
-                value -> importEntity(
+                importEntity(
                     importName, 
                     type, 
                     ((JsonString) value).getString(), 
                     entityImExporter
-                )
                 );
+            }
         } catch (IOException
                  | FileDoesNotExistException
                  | FileAccessException

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupImExporter.java

@@ -19,18 +19,17 @@
 package org.libreccm.security;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link Group}s.
@@ -44,6 +43,9 @@ public class GroupImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Group> {
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private GroupManager groupManager;
+    
     @Inject
     private GroupRepository groupRepository;
 
@@ -59,12 +61,69 @@ public class GroupImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Group> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<Group> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return groupRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final Group entity) {
         entity.setPartyId(0);
         entityManager.persist(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Group existingEntity,
+        final Group importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getName(),
+            importedEntity.getName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setName(importedEntity.getName());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getMemberships(),
+            importedEntity.getMemberships()
+        )) {
+            final Set<GroupMembership> membershipsToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getMemberships()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    membership -> !importedEntity.getMemberships().contains(
+                        membership
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            final Set<GroupMembership> membershipsToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getMemberships()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    membership -> !existingEntity.getMemberships().contains(
+                        membership
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            
+            for (final GroupMembership membership : membershipsToRemove) {
+                groupManager.removeMemberFromGroup(
+                    membership.getMember(), 
+                    existingEntity
+                );
+            }
+            
+            for(final GroupMembership membership: membershipsToAdd) {
+                groupManager.addMemberToGroup(
+                    membership.getMember(), 
+                    existingEntity
+                );
+            } 
+        }
+
+        groupRepository.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Group reloadEntity(final Group entity) {
         return groupRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/GroupMembershipImExporter.java

@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link GroupMembership} entities.
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 public class GroupMembershipImExporter
     extends AbstractEntityImExporter<GroupMembership> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private GroupMembershipRepository groupMembershipRepo;
+
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
@@ -60,12 +63,26 @@ public class GroupMembershipImExporter
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<GroupMembership> findExistingEntity(
+        final String uuid
+    ) {
+        return groupMembershipRepo.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final GroupMembership entity) {
         entity.setMembershipId(0);
         entityManager.persist(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final GroupMembership existingEntity,
+        final GroupMembership importedEntity
+    ) {
+        // No update, update is handled by GroupImporter
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected GroupMembership reloadEntity(final GroupMembership entity) {
         try {

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/PermissionImExporter.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
@@ -55,11 +56,65 @@ public class PermissionImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Permission> {
         return Permission.class;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Optional<Permission> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return permissionRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final Permission entity) {
         permissionRepository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Permission existingEntity,
+        final Permission importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getGrantedPrivilege(),
+            importedEntity.getGrantedPrivilege()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setGrantedPrivilege(
+                importedEntity.getGrantedPrivilege()
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCreationUser(),
+            importedEntity.getCreationUser()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCreationUser(importedEntity.getCreationUser());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCreationDate(),
+            importedEntity.getCreationDate()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCreationDate(importedEntity.getCreationDate());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCreationIp(),
+            importedEntity.getCreationIp()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCreationIp(importedEntity.getCreationIp());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isInherited() != importedEntity.isInherited()) {
+            existingEntity.setInherited(importedEntity.isInherited());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getInheritedFrom(),
+            importedEntity.getInheritedFrom()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setInheritedFrom(importedEntity.getInheritedFrom());
+        }
+        
+        permissionRepository.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Permission reloadEntity(final Permission entity) {
         return permissionRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleImExporter.java

@@ -20,21 +20,22 @@ package org.libreccm.security;
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
-import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.ExportException;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
+import org.libreccm.workflow.AssignableTaskManager;
+import org.libreccm.workflow.TaskAssignment;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link Role}s.
@@ -46,14 +47,24 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 public class RoleImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Role> {
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(
-        RoleImExporter.class);
+        RoleImExporter.class
+    );
 
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private RoleManager roleManager;
+
     @Inject
     private RoleRepository roleRepository;
 
+    @Inject
+    private PermissionManager permissionManager;
+
+    @Inject
+    private AssignableTaskManager taskManager;
+
     @PostConstruct
     @Override
     protected void init() {
@@ -65,7 +76,11 @@ public class RoleImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Role> {
         return Role.class;
     }
 
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    @Override
+    protected Optional<Role> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return roleRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String exportEntity(final Exportable entity) throws ExportException {
         final Role role = roleRepository
@@ -89,6 +104,155 @@ public class RoleImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Role> {
         roleRepository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Role existingEntity,
+        final Role importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getName(),
+            importedEntity.getName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setName(importedEntity.getName());
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(),
+                existingEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+
+        roleRepository.save(existingEntity);
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getMemberships(),
+            importedEntity.getMemberships()
+        )) {
+            final Set<RoleMembership> membershipsToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getMemberships()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    membership -> !importedEntity.getMemberships().contains(
+                        membership
+                    )
+                ).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            final Set<RoleMembership> membershipsToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getMemberships()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    membership -> !existingEntity.getMemberships().contains(
+                        membership
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            for (final RoleMembership membership : membershipsToRemove) {
+                roleManager.removeRoleFromParty(
+                    existingEntity,
+                    membership.getMember()
+                );
+            }
+
+            for (final RoleMembership membership : membershipsToAdd) {
+                roleManager.assignRoleToParty(
+                    existingEntity,
+                    membership.getMember()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getPermissions(),
+            importedEntity.getPermissions()
+        )) {
+            final Set<Permission> permissionsToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getPermissions()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    permission -> !importedEntity.getPermissions().contains(
+                        permission
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            final Set<Permission> permissionToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getPermissions()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    permission -> !existingEntity.getPermissions().contains(
+                        permission
+                    )
+                ).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            for (final Permission permission : permissionsToRemove) {
+                if (permission.getObject() == null) {
+                    permissionManager.revokePrivilege(
+                        permission.getGrantedPrivilege(),
+                        existingEntity
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    permissionManager.revokePrivilege(
+                        permission.getGrantedPrivilege(),
+                        existingEntity,
+                        permission.getObject()
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+
+            for (final Permission permission : permissionToAdd) {
+                if (permission.getObject() == null) {
+                    permissionManager.grantPrivilege(
+                        permission.getGrantedPrivilege(),
+                        existingEntity
+                    );
+                } else {
+                    permissionManager.grantPrivilege(
+                        permission.getGrantedPrivilege(),
+                        existingEntity,
+                        permission.getObject()
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getAssignedTasks(),
+            importedEntity.getAssignedTasks()
+        )) {
+            final Set<TaskAssignment> assignmentsToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getAssignedTasks()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    assignment -> !importedEntity.getAssignedTasks().contains(
+                        assignment
+                )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            
+            final Set<TaskAssignment> assignmentsToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getAssignedTasks()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(
+                    assignment -> !existingEntity.getAssignedTasks().contains(
+                        assignment
+                    )
+                )
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            
+            for(final TaskAssignment assignment : assignmentsToRemove) {
+                taskManager.retractTask(assignment.getTask(), existingEntity);
+            }
+            
+            for(final TaskAssignment assignment : assignmentsToAdd) {
+                taskManager.assignTask(assignment.getTask(), existingEntity);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected Role reloadEntity(final Role entity) {
         return roleRepository
@@ -104,3 +268,4 @@ public class RoleImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Role> {
     }
 
 }
+

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/RoleMembershipImExporter.java

@@ -19,18 +19,16 @@
 package org.libreccm.security;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.persistence.EntityManager;
 import javax.persistence.NoResultException;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link RoleMembership}s.
@@ -44,6 +42,9 @@ public class RoleMembershipImExporter
     @Inject
     private EntityManager entityManager;
     
+    @Inject
+    private RoleMembershipRepository membershipRepo;
+
     @PostConstruct
     @Override
     protected void init() {
@@ -62,7 +63,11 @@ public class RoleMembershipImExporter
     }
     
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<RoleMembership> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return membershipRepo.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final RoleMembership entity) {
 
         if (entity.getMembershipId() == 0) {
@@ -72,6 +77,14 @@ public class RoleMembershipImExporter
         }
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final RoleMembership existingEntity,
+        final RoleMembership importedEntity
+    ) {
+        // Nothing
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected RoleMembership reloadEntity(final RoleMembership entity) {
         try {

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/security/UserImExporter.java

@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
 package org.libreccm.security;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
@@ -58,15 +56,65 @@ public class UserImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<User> {
         return User.class;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Optional<User> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return userRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
     @Override
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final User entity) {
         // Reset partyId.
         entity.setPartyId(0);
-//        userRepository.save(entity);
         entityManager.persist(entity);
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final User existingEntity,
+        final User importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getName(),
+            importedEntity.getName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setName(importedEntity.getName());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getGivenName(), 
+            importedEntity.getGivenName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setGivenName(importedEntity.getGivenName());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getFamilyName(),
+            importedEntity.getFamilyName()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setFamilyName(importedEntity.getFamilyName());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getEmailAddresses(),
+            importedEntity.getEmailAddresses()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setEmailAddresses(importedEntity.getEmailAddresses());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isBanned() != importedEntity.isBanned()) {
+            existingEntity.setBanned(importedEntity.isBanned());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isPasswordResetRequired() != importedEntity.isPasswordResetRequired()) {
+            existingEntity.setPasswordResetRequired(
+                importedEntity.isPasswordResetRequired()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        userRepository.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected User reloadEntity(final User entity) {
         return userRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/web/ApplicationImExporter.java

@@ -19,17 +19,14 @@
 package org.libreccm.web;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for application instances.
@@ -56,11 +53,68 @@ public class ApplicationImExporter
     }
     
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<CcmApplication> findExistingEntity(
+        final String uuid
+    ) {
+        return applicationRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final CcmApplication entity) {
         applicationRepository.save(entity);
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final CcmApplication existingEntity,
+        final CcmApplication importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTitle(),
+            importedEntity.getTitle()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getTitle(), 
+                existingEntity.getTitle()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(), 
+                existingEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getCreated(),
+            importedEntity.getCreated()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setCreated(importedEntity.getCreated());
+        }
+        
+        if(!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getApplicationType(),
+            importedEntity.getApplicationType()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setApplicationType(
+                importedEntity.getApplicationType()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getPrimaryUrl(),
+            importedEntity.getPrimaryUrl()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setPrimaryUrl(importedEntity.getPrimaryUrl());
+        }
+        
+        applicationRepository.save(existingEntity);
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected CcmApplication reloadEntity(final CcmApplication entity) {
         return applicationRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/AssignableTaskImExporter.java

@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@
 package org.libreccm.workflow;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Exporter/Importer for {@link AssignableTask}s.
@@ -45,6 +44,12 @@ public class AssignableTaskImExporter
     @Inject
     private AssignableTaskRepository assignableTaskRepository;
     
+    @Inject
+    private TaskManager taskManager;
+    
+    @Inject
+    private AssignableTaskManager assignableTaskManager;
+
     @PostConstruct
     @Override
     protected void init() {
@@ -62,11 +67,61 @@ public class AssignableTaskImExporter
     }
     
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<AssignableTask> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return assignableTaskRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final AssignableTask entity) {
         assignableTaskRepository.save(entity);
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final AssignableTask existingEntity,
+        final AssignableTask importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if(!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getLabel(),
+            importedEntity.getLabel()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getLabel(), 
+                existingEntity.getLabel()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if(!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(),
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(), 
+                existingEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isActive() != importedEntity.isActive()) {
+            existingEntity.setActive(importedEntity.isActive());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getWorkflow(),
+            importedEntity.getWorkflow()
+        )) {
+            taskManager.removeTask(
+                existingEntity.getWorkflow(), 
+                existingEntity
+            );
+            taskManager.addTask(
+                importedEntity.getWorkflow(),
+                existingEntity
+            );
+            
+            // ToDo
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected AssignableTask reloadEntity(final AssignableTask entity) {
         return assignableTaskRepository

ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/workflow/WorkflowImExporter.java

@@ -19,17 +19,16 @@
 package org.libreccm.workflow;
 
 import org.libreccm.imexport.AbstractEntityImExporter;
-import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
 import org.libreccm.imexport.Processes;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * Importer/Exporter for {@link Workflow}s.
@@ -40,6 +39,9 @@ import javax.transaction.Transactional;
 @Processes(Workflow.class)
 public class WorkflowImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Workflow> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private TaskManager taskManager;
+   
     @Inject
     private WorkflowRepository workflowRepository;
 
@@ -51,16 +53,103 @@ public class WorkflowImExporter extends AbstractEntityImExporter<Workflow> {
 
     @Override
     public Class<Workflow> getEntityClass() {
-
         return Workflow.class;
     }
     
     @Override
-    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    protected Optional<Workflow> findExistingEntity(final String uuid) {
+        return workflowRepository.findByUuid(uuid);
+    }
+
+    @Override
     protected void saveImportedEntity(final Workflow entity) {
         workflowRepository.save(entity);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void updateExistingEntity(
+        final Workflow existingEntity,
+        final Workflow importedEntity
+    ) {
+        if (existingEntity.isAbstractWorkflow() != importedEntity.isAbstractWorkflow()) {
+            existingEntity.setAbstractWorkflow(
+                importedEntity.isAbstractWorkflow()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTemplate(),
+            importedEntity.getTemplate()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setTemplate(importedEntity.getTemplate());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getName(), 
+            importedEntity.getName()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getName(), 
+                existingEntity.getName()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getDescription(), 
+            importedEntity.getDescription()
+        )) {
+            syncLocalizedStrings(
+                importedEntity.getDescription(), 
+                existingEntity.getDescription()
+            );
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.getState() != importedEntity.getState()) {
+            existingEntity.setState(importedEntity.getState());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.isActive() != importedEntity.isActive()) {
+            existingEntity.setActive(importedEntity.isActive());
+        }
+        
+        if (existingEntity.getTasksState() != importedEntity.getTasksState()) {
+            existingEntity.setTasksState(importedEntity.getTasksState());
+        }
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getObject(),
+            importedEntity.getObject()
+        )) {
+            existingEntity.setObject(importedEntity.getObject());
+        }
+        
+        workflowRepository.save(importedEntity);
+        
+        if (!Objects.equals(
+            existingEntity.getTasks(),
+            importedEntity.getTasks()
+        )) {
+            final Set<Task> tasksToRemove = existingEntity
+                .getTasks()
+                .stream()
+                .filter(task -> !importedEntity.getTasks().contains(task))
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            final Set<Task> tasksToAdd = importedEntity
+                .getTasks()
+                .stream(                )
+                .filter(task -> !existingEntity.getTasks().contains(task))
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+            
+            for(final Task task : tasksToRemove) {
+                taskManager.removeTask(existingEntity, task);
+            }
+            
+            for(final Task task : tasksToAdd) {
+                taskManager.addTask(existingEntity, task);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
     @Override
     protected Workflow reloadEntity(final Workflow entity) {
         return workflowRepository