# Saving Gateway vs Project

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-gateway-vs-project/2183>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 10, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-gateway-vs-project/2183 "2010-09-10T14:41:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![scott\_stc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@scott\_stc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scott_stc)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-gateway-vs-project/2183/1 "2010-09-10T14:41:36Z")

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Could you please straighten me out as to the particulars on saving a gateway vs project. I believe a gateway backup saves SQL tags, and everything within the gateway (project and all). But the project save only saves window & transition groups, NOT the SQL tags. So, my real question is: how do we work on two different projects, in different locations at the same time? Do we treat the gateway as an individual file (i.e. - a different gateway copy for every project)?  
How is the best way to go about having multiple projects, in different locations, etc…, and restoring them between the office and field locations?

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**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/saving-gateway-vs-project/2183/2 "2010-09-10T14:48:22Z")

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The way I handle SQL tags is if I’m in dev land, I just export the SQL tags when I’m done and re import to the production node once I’ve got my approvals.

Same w/ a project.

I also sync my Production box back to my dev box every week or so, once I’ve backed up any changes.