1. A method in a computing device for importing a customization of custom metadata elements of an application program, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a name and a unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element of the application program; determining whether an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is the same as the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is different from the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; when it is determined that an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is the same as the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is different from the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element, changing the name of the existing custom metadata element; and creating a new custom metadata element having the name and the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; determining whether an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is different from the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is the same as the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; and when it is determined that an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is different from the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is the same as the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element, changing the name of the existing custom metadata element to the name of the imported custom metadata element.
1. A method in a computing device for importing a customization of custom metadata elements of an application program, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a name and a unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element of the application program; determining whether an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is the same as the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is different from the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; when it is determined that an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is the same as the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is different from the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element, changing the name of the existing custom metadata element; and creating a new custom metadata element having the name and the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; determining whether an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is different from the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is the same as the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element; and when it is determined that an existing custom metadata element of the application program has a name that is different from the name of the imported custom metadata element and a unique identifier that is the same as the unique identifier of the imported custom metadata element, changing the name of the existing custom metadata element to the name of the imported custom metadata element. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the imported custom metadata element specifies a group with a group name and an area and when no existing group of the application has a group name and an area that is the same as the group name and the area of an imported custom metadata element, creating a new group with the group name and the area of the group of the imported custom metadata element.