Setup Log in as admin Navigation to Courses > Course custom fields in site administration Add a new category (if none exists) Add a new Checkbox custom field Name: Course field Shortname: coursefield Navigation to Groups > Group custom fields in site administration Add a new category (if none exists) Add a new Checkbox custom field Name: Group field Shortname: groupfield Navigation to Groups > Grouping custom fields in site administration Add a new category (if none exists) Add a new Checkbox custom field Name: Grouping field Shortname: groupingfield Create a course Course field: 1 (checked) Navigate to Participants > Groups in course Create a group Group field: 1 (checked) Navigate to Participants > Groupings in course Create a grouping Grouping field: 1 (checked) Backup custom fields Navigate to More > Course reuse > Backup in course Ensure Include custom fields is unchecked Press Jump to final step Wait to cron to finish the backup Download the backup file Examine the following files inside the downloaded archive, confirm absence of custom field data: ./course/course.xml ./groups.xml Navigate back to More > Course reuse > Backup in course Ensure Include custom fields is checked Press Jump to final step Wait to cron to finish the backup Download the backup file Examine the following files inside the downloaded archive, confirm presence of custom field data: ./course/course.xml ./groups.xml Restore custom fields Navigate to Courses > Restore course in site administration Upload the previously created backup without custom fields Press Restore Choose the option to restore as a new course At the 3. Settings stage, confirm that Include custom fields is disabled Navigate through the rest of the wizard Confirm the course, group & grouping all restore correctly (you may need to wait for cron) Navigate to Courses > Restore course in site administration Upload the previously created backup with custom fields Press Restore Choose the option to restore as a new course At the 3. Settings stage, ensure Include custom fields is unchecked # Navigate through the rest of the wizard Confirm the course/group/grouping all restore correctly (you may need to wait for cron) Confirm that the custom field values were not imported (edit the course/group/grouping, each field should be unchecked) Navigate to Courses > Restore course in site administration Upload the previously created backup with custom fields Press Restore Choose the option to restore as a new course At the 3. Settings stage, ensure Include custom fields is checked Navigate through the rest of the wizard Confirm the course/group/grouping all restore correctly (you may need to wait for cron) Confirm that the custom field values were imported (edit the course/group/grouping, each field should be checked)