12.1.4.3.1 Import BPMN Content

The BPMN Import feature allows you to bring processes from external BPMN-compliant platforms into EPC.

!Only system admins and environment admins with the proper authorization can import documentation. See this page.

How to Import a BPMN File

1. In the main navigation toolbar, click the three-dot menu and select Import.

2. Select BPMN (.bpmn) and click Browse to select the file.

3. The selected file will appear in the import window.

4. Select a destination for the imported process:

• Type the destination process or set name, or
• Use the Tree Selector to navigate the hierarchy.

5. If the import file contains published objects, you will be asked whether to overwrite duplicates:

• Overwrite: Combines duplicate objects into your environment.
• Do not overwrite: Duplicate objects in your current EPC environment will not be imported.

*Duplicate EPC objects must have the same object ID (a unique number assigned when created) and originate from the same EPC environment.

6. You will also be asked whether to publish the imported objects upon import.

7. Click Finish to start the import process.

8. Once the import is complete, a confirmation notification will appear.

9. Imported processes will appear in the Process Module, under a new Process Set named “Imported Process Set”.