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+<assembly
+	xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-assembly-plugin/assembly/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/assembly-1.1.0.xsd">
+	<id>distribution</id>
+	<formats>
+		<format>zip</format>
+	</formats>
+	<includeBaseDirectory>false</includeBaseDirectory>
+	<fileSets>
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>${basedir}</directory>
+			<outputDirectory />
+			<excludes>
+				<exclude>.classpath</exclude>
+				<exclude>.project</exclude>
+				<exclude>.settings/</exclude>
+				<exclude>bin/</exclude>
+				<exclude>target/</exclude>
+				<exclude>distribution.xml</exclude>
+				<exclude>**/WEB-INF/conf/system.properties.*</exclude>
+			</excludes>
+		</fileSet>
+		<!-- Include common database scripts for partner convenience -->
+		<fileSet>
+			<directory>../epsdk-app-common</directory>
+			<outputDirectory />
+			<includes>
+				<include>db-scripts/*</include>
+			</includes>
+		</fileSet>
+	</fileSets>
+</assembly>
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