You can quickly create amendments in a project (for testing purposes) by downloading uploading the XML of an amendment list XML from an existing bill project and uploading it on the Amendment Workspace tab of another bill version.
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that has previously been downloaded. Both the uploading and downloading can be done from the Amendment Workspace tab - official lists can also be downloaded from the Official Lists tab.
This can be useful for testing purposes or as a backup strategy.
How to download an amendment list
To download the XML of an amendment list, go to the Amendment Workspace or Official Lists tab in a bill project and click the Actions menu next to a working version of an amendment list; then select Download ZIP File:
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A ZIP file will be downloaded to your Downloads folder. Right click on it and extract the contents to a new folder. It should contain an XML file.
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How to upload an amendment list
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Navigate to the other bill project where you would like to upload the new amendments from the list, and go to the Amendment Workspace tab. Click the Upload button in the top-right.
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