Gateway object import error when using python scripts from github

[kmoc]

I was using python scripts to migrate single policy package from one MDS to another and all went well except importing gateway objects. They were not completely imported. I got objects with following names:

export_error_CpmiGatewayCluster_b3a2fbca-5c3d-454a-0468-0ab0e0c2d3a0_mccrk-pl-stf-hacl
partial_export_error_simple-gateway_07810dda-6085-49d9-2ba8-a5d68e917748_mccrk-pl-byd-fw1

The objects were not complete and this is an issue when we use VPN. We are loosing shared secret.

Is there any way to fix it other than creating the object manually?

There are also problems with existing services. The script creates new service instead using already defined. 
Do you have any advice with that situation?

Here is the link to scripts I was using:

https://github.com/CheckPoint-APIs-Team/ExportImportPolicyPackage

Regards

Krzysztof

[PhoneBoy]

The script is limited by what the API supports.
Gateway objects in particular have many elements that do not have API support.
Placeholder objects are created in these situations so you can create them manually.

Are the duplicate services default ones or ones you created?
In any case, you can use “where-used” to search/replace these duplicate services.

[kmoc]

Thanks a lot for the explanation.

Any chance it will be supported in the future?

Krzysztof

[PhoneBoy · Accepted solution]

My guess is not in the near term.
As noted it requires underlying API support that does not currently exist.
With gateways in particular, you also have to worry about SIC which will always be different between management domains.
Which suggests some amount of extra steps will likely always be required here.