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title: Merging snapshots
description: Merge a snapshot to add or update all the snapshot's entities in the current branch.
component: pingauthorize
version: 11.0
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revdate: June 10, 2025
page_aliases: ["paz_merge_partial_snapshot"]
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  result: Result
  resolving-merge-conflicts: Resolving merge conflicts
---

# Merging snapshots

Merge a snapshot to add or update all the snapshot's entities in the current branch.

## Steps

1. Click **Branch Manager**.

2. Click **Merge Snapshot**.

3. Select the appropriate snapshot file from your system.

4. Click **Merge**.

## Result

The system displays a **Summary** page that details the results of the merge.

## Resolving merge conflicts

If the version of an entity in the current branch differs from the snapshot version, the merge function reports a conflict.

For example, if you update one of the merged entities in your current branch and then try to re-merge the snapshot, the system displays the following **Merge Conflict Resolution** page:

![Screen capture of the Merge tab in the Policy Editor, demonstrating the merge conflice resolution process when merging a snapshot](_images/cul1577125574470.png)

For each conflict detected, you can choose whether to keep your local changes or to overwrite them with the changes from the merged snapshot.

![Screen capture of the Keep mine and Keep Snapshot's options for an individual item, which you can select between to resolve a merge conflict when merging a snapshot](_images/xsp1577125642266.png)

After you resolve the conflicts, click **Merge**.