When you save your SharePoint site as a template, you’re saving the overall framework of the site. Most of the objects in a site are included and supported by the template.
There are a number of objects and features not supported however.
Supported
Lists
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Libraries
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External Lists
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Data source connections
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List views and data views
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Custom forms
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Workflows
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Content Types
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Custom Actions
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Navigation
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Site pages
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Master pages
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Modules
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Web Templates
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Not Supported
Customized permissions
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Running workflow instances
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List item version history
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Workflow tasks associated with running workflows
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People/group field values
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Taxonomy field values
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Publishing pages and publishing sites
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My Sites
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