# Exporting and importing process apps

> :::note
You must have **Edit** permission for the app to export or import a process app.
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:::note
You must have **Edit** permission for the app to export or import a process app.
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## Exporting a process app

You can export your process apps from the Process Mining portal. This enables you to share process apps across tenants or environments. The process app is exported to an encypted `.pmapp` file containing all the dashboards and transformations.

Follow these steps to export a process app.

1. Open the Process Mining portal.
2. Go to the **Development** tab and locate the app that you want to export.
3. Select the menu icon in the actions column of the process app that you want to export.
4. Select the **Export app** option from the menu.

The process app is exported and a `.pmapp` file is downloaded onto your computer.

:::note
The exported `.pmapp` archive is encrypted and cannot be used outside Process Mining. The contents can only be visualized or changed in Process Mining Automation Cloud™.
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## Importing a process app

Follow these steps to import a process app.

1. In the Process Mining portal, select **Import app**. The **Create New App Wizard** is started, displaying the **Import app** step.
2. Drag and drop the `.pmapp` file for the process app onto the **Add files here** field, or use the ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/process-mining/process-mining-docs-image-325531-49eb8208-6fb64470.webp) button to select the `.pmapp` file from your computer.

When you import a process app a new process app is created and you must upload data before you can publish the process app. Refer to [Creating apps](https://docs.uipath.com/process-mining/automation-suite/2.2510/user-guide/creating-process-apps) for a detailed description of the steps.

:::important
You can only import a Process Mining process app that was exported from Process Mining Automation Cloud™. Importing a process app that was exported from a different product deployment is not supported.
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