"import metadata" when importing a job from json file?

[AimoE]

I tried to look up this info in manuals and this forum, but failed to spot it.

There are two checkboxes on the web ui page that allows me to import a job spec from a json file. These checkboxes are not explained anywhere that I know of. What are they for and how do they worrk if I have 1) exported and 2) deleted the job, 3) changed the ID number of the job in the json file I am importing anew?

[drwtsn32]

I think it’s answered in this post:

Importing backup configuration. Import metadata? Save immediately?

The skip metadata checkbox will avoid importing metadata such as when the backup was last run or how many restore points are available. If you’re copying the configuration into a new backup job you’ll want to import without metadata. The save immediately checkbox will create the backup job as soon as you click import. Without it you’ll be able to edit the job before creating it.