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When to Avoid Using Host Group References as Targets

When a process is exported in a folder as a content package:

• Processes cannot be modified in the import environment.
• Datasets can be modified in the import environment.

If an operator Target field contains an IP address or host name, the imported process cannot run successfully. The operator Target entry cannot be modified in the import environment.

The recommendation for redistributable content is to use datasets for the configuration parameters. The content designer creates a dataset variable that stores an IP address. Then, the content designer enters that dataset variable in the Target field for the operator. An administrator in the import environment can update the dataset with an IP address value that a host group in the import environment references.