Setting allows items mapped from system databases.

config.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def get_config(cfgfile):
     # Create regexes where needed
     config.itemsrx, config.types = get_specs(config.Project.items)
     config.lookuprx = get_lookup_specs(config.Project.lookup)
+    check_default(config.Project, 'mapped', False)
 
     # Determine various directories
     local = config.Local
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ def determine_dir(input, default, basedir, tpl):
     return result
 
 
+def check_default(section:Namespace, name:str, default) -> bool:
+    """ Checks if a value is present, setting default if not """
+
+    value = section._get(name)
+    if value is None or value == '':
+        section[name] = default
+        return True
+    return False
+
 # =====
 
 def main(cfgfile):

copy-iris-items.pyw

@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ def get_items_for_type(config, itemtype):
 def extract_items(config, result, items):
     """ Extract items from service call result and store in list. """
 
+    mapped = config.Project.mapped
     for db in result:
         # Skip stuff coming from system databases
-        if db.get('dbsys', False): continue
-        # HSCUSTOM is not marked system, but we'll skip it as well
-        if db['dbname'] == 'HSCUSTOM': continue
+        if not mapped and db.get('dbsys', False): continue
         # Check items ('docs') in this DB
         for doc in db['docs']:
             # Skip generated and deployed documents

template.toml

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ https = false
 items = [
 ]
 
+# Normally, items marked as mapped from system databases are skipped when
+# looking for items to load. When this flag is true, mapped system items
+# will be included as well, if they match on of the specifications.
+mapped = false
+
 # Ensemble Data Lookup Tables to include. Will be saved as the name of
 # the table with a ".lut" extension. The lookup table name can have,
 # but does not require, a '.lut' extension. Wildcards as with items are