{"id":110843,"date":"2017-07-27T01:44:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T08:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/import-export-bap-packages\/"},"modified":"2017-07-27T01:44:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T08:44:12","slug":"import-export-bap-packages","status":"publish","type":"power-automate","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-automate\/import-export-bap-packages\/","title":{"rendered":"Export and import your flows across environments with packaging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are very happy to announce preview of packaging features in Microsoft Flow. With packaging, you will now be able to export a flow\u00a0as a package and import it into a different environment.<\/p>\n<h3>Exporting a flow package<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To export a flow package\u00a0click on <strong>&#8220;&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong> menu, select &#8216;<strong><em>Export&#8217;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>then click on &#8216;<strong><em>Package (.zip)&#8217; <\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the next screen, provide a name and a description for your package first.\u00a0You can then configure\u00a0defaults and add comments in case\u00a0which will be accessible during the import\u00a0phase.<\/li>\n<li>Next, click on the <em><strong>&#8220;Export&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> button in the bottom right corner and your package should start\u00a0downloading shortly after.\u00a0If your download doesn&#8217;t start automatically, you can also click on the <em><strong>&#8220;Download&#8221;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<li>You will need the downloaded zip file,\u00a0when you&#8217;re ready to import\u00a0a flow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ExportPackage.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Importing a flow<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>To import a flow, first click on the import button in the top right hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Next, upload the package file and wait for the screen to show up the package details<\/li>\n<li>When configuring the flow settings,\u00a0you can choose to either create a new flow or update an existing one with the flow definition from the package<\/li>\n<li>You will also need to select the connections that are required to setup the flow as part of the import process. You should see the <strong><em>Import\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>button light up\u00a0once you have successfully configured\u00a0all the required settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ImportPackage.gif\"\/><\/p>\n<h3>Which resources can be packaged?<\/h3>\n<p>When you export a flow, the dependent resources for your flow will also get exported into the package.\u00a0 With the launch of the packaging preview will only support the export of a subset of all possible resource types as outlined in the table below.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"956\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\"><strong><em>Resource<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\"><strong><em>Supported<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\"><strong><em>Import Options<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">Flow<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">Yes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\">\n<p>There are two options to import a flow into an environment:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create new <\/strong>\u2013 the flow will be created as a new flow into the environment where the package is imported.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update <\/strong>&#8211; the flow already exists in the environment and will be updated when this package is imported.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">PowerApp<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">Yes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\">\n<p>There are two options to import a powerapp into an environment:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Create new <\/strong>\u2013 the powerapp will be created as a new powerapp into the environment where the package is imported.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update <\/strong>&#8211; the powerapp already exists in the environment and will be updated when this package is imported.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>NOTE: All resources that the powerapp depends on will also be included within the app package is exported and will need to be configured when it is imported.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">CDS Entity Customizations and Picklists<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">Yes<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\">\n<p>There are two options to import CDS Entities or Picklists into an environment:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Overwrite<\/strong> &#8211; If there&#8217;s a resource with the same name, this import will replace it. If there isn\u2019t a matching resource, a new resource will be created.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Merge<\/strong> \u2013 If there&#8217;s an entity or picklist with the same name, new fields or entries will be added, but missing fields or entries won\u2019t be removed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">Custom Connectors<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">No<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\">If an app depends on a custom connector <strong>we do not<\/strong> currently support exporting the connector as a part of the package.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIf you have an app that relies on a custom connector, your only current option is to manually re-create or update the connector in your target environment and select that connector when you import the package.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">Connections<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">No<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"571\">If an app depends on a connection (such as a SQL connection w\/ credentials) <strong>we do not<\/strong> currently support exporting the connection or credentials as a part of the package.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIf you have an app that relies on a shared connection (like SQL), your only current option is to manually re-create that connection with the appropriate credentials in your target environment and select that connection when you import the package.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"219\">CDS Custom Roles and Permission Sets<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"164\">No<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"580\">Exporting custom CDS roles and\/or permission sets is not currently supported.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Known limitations<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"999\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\"><strong><em>Limitation<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\"><strong><em>Status<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Importing flow packages that contains more than ~3 resources has been reported to take several minutes to complete.<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">We will be rolling out a fix for this within the next two weeks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Ability to export\/import custom connectors<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">This work is on the backlog and we are working to deliver this within the next 6 months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Ability to re-configure the datasources for my app during import<br \/>\n\t\t\t(for example switch from one SharePoint list or SQL database to another)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">This work is on the backlog and we are working to deliver this within the next 6 months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Ability to export\/import CDS Custom Roles and Permission Sets<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">This work is on the backlog and we are working to deliver this within the next 6 months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Ability to export\/import CDS data (i.e. sample data rows)<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">This work is on the backlog and we are working to deliver this within the next 12 months.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what scenarios this feature would help you enable, we are always excited to hear from our customers and their success stories using Microsoft Flow.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Export and import flow solutions across environments or from test to production. 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