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+/*************************************************************************
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+ *
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+#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__
+#define __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_MergeImporter_idl__
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_configuration_backend_Importer_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/configuration/backend/Importer.idl>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __com_sun_star_lang_XInitialization_idl__
+#include <com/sun/star/lang/XInitialization.idl>
+#endif
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+module com { module sun { module star { module configuration { module backend {
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+/**
+    imports data into a configuration layer by merging with existing data.
+
+    <p> No named arguments to
+        <member scope="com::sun::star::lang">XInitialization::initialize()</member>
+        are supported.
+    </p>
+
+    @since OOo 1.1.2
+*/
+published service MergeImporter
+{
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    /** allows importing configuration data into a backend.
+
+        <p> In this implementation, the changes are merged with any
+            <type>XLayer</type> data that already exists in the <type>Backend</type>,
+            replacing it completely.
+        </p>
+
+        @see LayerUpdateMerger
+            Service that can be used to perform merging of changes into a layer.
+      */
+    service Importer ;
+
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+} ;
+
+//=============================================================================
+
+} ; } ; } ; } ; } ;
+
+#endif