You can quickly create amendments in a project (for testing purposes) by downloading the amendment list XML from an existing bill project and uploading it on the Amendment Workspace tab of another bill version.
Downloading amendment list XML
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:
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.
Uploading amendment list XML
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.
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.
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.