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*Tag:* include *Parent:* link:../ivyfile/configurations{outfilesuffix}[configurations]

[*__since 1.3__*]

Include configurations specified in another file.

The included file should have a `configurations` tag as root tag, which follow the same specification as the link:../ivyfile/configurations{outfilesuffix}[configurations] tag of the Ivy file.

This means that it can contain conf declarations, other file inclusions, and have link:configurations{outfilesuffix}#attributes[attributes] controlling conf mapping.

When delivering an Ivy file with such an inclusion, the included descriptor file is inlined, i.e. Ivy removes the dependency on the external file.

[*__since 2.5__*] Attributes inherited through included file are set on `dependencies` element due to the way module descriptor updater works currently.

== Attributes

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|=======
|Attribute|Description|Required
|file|the file to include|Yes
|=======

== Examples

[source,xml]
----
<ivy-module version="1.0">
  <info organisation="myorg"
         module="mymodule"/>
  <configurations>
    <include file="path/to/included-configurations.xml"/>
    <conf name="conf3"/>
  </configurations>
  <dependencies>
    <dependency name="mymodule1" rev="1.0"/>
    <dependency name="mymodule2" rev="2.0" conf="conf2,conf3->*"/>
  </dependencies>
</ivy-module>
----

with `included-configurations.xml` like this:

[source,xml]
----
<configurations defaultconfmapping="*->@">
  <conf name="conf1" visibility="public"/>
  <conf name="conf2" visibility="private"/>
</configurations>
----

Defines 3 configurations, `conf1`, `conf2` and `conf3`. `mymodule1` is required in each configuration, with for each the same configuration (`conf1` is needed in `conf1`, `conf2` in `conf2`, and `conf3` in `conf3`) due to the `defaultconfmapping` defined in the included file.
