You can import assets that you export from a project (either a project export or a Git archive) into a project. This way, you can add assets or update existing assets (for example, replacing a model with its newer version) to use for your projects.
If you have exported assets from a different project to a zip file, you can import the assets to populate a new project or to add to an existing project.
For details on exporting assets from a project, see Exporting project assets.
For details on importing the project file into a new or existing project, see Importing a project.
Usage notes and restrictions for importing assets
When you are importing assets, consider these notes and restrictions for certain types of assets.
This table describes how import works to resolve cases where assets are duplicated between the import file and the existing project.
| Your project | File being imported | Result |
|---|---|---|
| No assets with matching name or type | One or more assets with matching name or type | All assets are imported. If multiple assets in the import file have the same name, they are imported as duplicate assets in the target project. |
| One asset with matching name or type | One asset with matching name or type | Matching asset is updated with new version. Other assets are imported normally. |
| One asset with matching name or type | More than one asset with matching name or type | The first matching asset that is processed is imported as a new version for the existing asset in the project, extra assets with matching name are created as duplicates in the project. Other assets are imported normally. |
| Multiple assets with matching name or type | One or more assets with matching name or type | Assets with matching names fail to import. Other assets are imported normally. |
Restriction by asset type
Consider these asset type restrictions when you are importing assets to a project.
| Asset types | Restrictions |
|---|---|
| AutoAI experiment | Not supported for export and import. |
| Connected data asset | The project connection used to make the connected data asset must also be exported and imported together for the data asset to work. Exported connected data assets might break after it is imported if they were originally created with a connection that can no longer be referenced. Platform connections outside of projects also allow connected data asset to be exported and imported. |
| Federated Learning experiment | Not supported for export and import. |
| Folder asset | Not supported for export and import. |
| Pipeline | This asset supports revisions, but it does not create a new revision when you import and export the asset. It will not import if an asset with the same name exists in the target project. |
| SPSS Modeler flow | This asset does not support revisions. It overwrites the existing asset if it has the same name otherwise it creates a new asset. |
| Synthetic data flow | This asset does not support revisions. It overwrites the existing asset if it has the same name otherwise it creates a new asset. |
| Tuning experiment | Not supported for export and import. |
Learn more
Parent topic: Creating a project