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Importing a Process App

You can import blueprint files (.msd) that were previously exported from SBM Composer, saved from Application Repository, or downloaded from an external source. You can also import process app template (.mst) files.

Importing Process Apps and Templates

The Import option is best used to import a process app that has not yet been deployed to an environment. The process app will maintain its identity, meaning that you will need to choose to overwrite existing versions of the process app if it already exists in the repository.

You can also use this method to import a template file. Once you import a template, you can modify it, then export it and add the latest version to your template library.

To import a process app or a template:

  1. From the Composer menu, point to Import and Export, and then select Import.
  2. Navigate to the .msd or .mst file you want to import.
  3. You may be warned that the version in the local cache is overwritten with the imported process app. If you continue with the import, any work you did on that process app is lost.

    If the process app was also checked in to the repository, SBM Composer warns you that, on checking it in, you have to decide whether to check in new versions of its design elements created from the local process app, or overwrite the local process app with the latest versions of its design elements from the repository.

    To prevent loss of any work you did on the local copy:
    1. Cancel the import.
    2. Export the local process app to a file.
    3. Restart the import process.
    4. Send the exported blueprint file to another designer or load it directly into Application Repository.

Importing as a New Process App

The Import as New option is best used to create a process app based on another process app. The process app will have a new identity that you can modify.

To create a new process app based on another process app:

  1. From the Composer menu, point to Import and Export, and then select Import as New.
  2. Navigate to the .msd file you want to import.
  3. You are warned that the process app will have a new identity, with some exceptions. You must change the name of key process app elements before you can publish and deploy the process app to the same repository from which it originated. For details, refer to Resetting Internal Identity.

Related Topics

Exporting a Process App

Opening an Existing Process App

Creating a Process App from a Template

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