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title: "Dependency exclusion"
date: "2025-08-13T15:53:44+00:00"
summary: "Streamline content management with Dependency exclusion. Control field dependencies for efficient serialization and export in Drupal."
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url: "/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/content-hub/dependency-exclusion"
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The Dependency exclusion feature excludes specific fields from dependency calculation and serialization at the individual entity level.

Note

*   Dependency exclusion operates only on the Publisher side.
*   This feature supports all fieldable entity types, such as content types, taxonomy vocabularies, and comment types. To exclude fields, select them manually on the **Manage Content Hub export** tab.
*   Field dependency exclusion applies to all translations.
*   Fields excluded in the user interface are removed from the CDF. As a result, field details and their values are unavailable to Content Hub service and subscribers.

Using Dependancy exclusion
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1.  Open the **Manage Content Hub export** tab under each fieldable entity type.
    
    ![content_hub-manage_content_hub_export](https://acquia.widen.net/content/f3682cd2-9b39-4b32-a45e-b9fa1cf1ba61/web/ddfd8_content_hub-manage_content_hub_export.png?w=480&itok=18F7M70W)
    
2.  View a list of fields with corresponding checkboxes. Required fields appear with disabled checkboxes and cannot be excluded.
    
3.  Select checkboxes for fields you want to exclude. By default, no checkboxes are selected, so all displayed fields are included in dependency calculation and serialization.
4.  Click **Save** to store your selections. Your configuration saves in `acquia_contenthub_publisher.exclude_settings`.
    
    ![content_hub-exclude_fields](https://acquia.widen.net/content/caea1916-c79a-4813-b97d-9fa94d38c53c/web/deff4_content_hub-exclude_fields.png?w=480&itok=ou9zrpVu)
    

Benefits of using Dependancy exclusion
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*   Manage circular dependencies by excluding unnecessary field references.
*   Gain precise control over included dependencies for each entity.
*   Support custom workflows by omitting dependencies not needed for specific scenarios or environments.