Uploading amendment lists to create new amendments

You can create amendments in a project by uploading the XML of an amendment list 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:

Screenshot showing a list on the Amendment Workspace with the ‘Download ZIP File’ action highlighted

Screenshot showing a list on the Official Lists tab with the ‘Download ZIP File’ action highlighted

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.

How to upload an amendment list

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.

Screenshot of the upload button

In the modal, select the bill version you want to create the new amendments against, the amending stage (and if uploading UK Bill amendments, the House), and give the List a name. The click ‘Choose File’ and navigate to the folder containing the XML of the amendment list you wish to upload.

Screenshot showing the ‘Upload Draft Amendment List’ modal

Click Upload. A green toastie notification will appear onscreen while the amendments are processed and new draft amendments created. A new list should then appear on the Amendment Workspace tab containing the amendments from the uploaded list.

New amendments created using this method will be created in a Draft state, irrespective of the status assigned to them in the downloaded list. Their lifecycle history will be reset.
Proposer and Supporter information will be preserved.
New amendments Dnums will be assigned to all the amendments in the list.
You can’t upload amendments of the wrong type to a bill versions. For example, you won’t be able to upload House of Lords amendments to House of Commons or Scottish bill version.