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# Import project in RPA Desktop Design Studio

# Import project in RPA Desktop Design Studio {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Import a project to reuse resources, such as activities, variables, attended automation forms, and other global objects from a different automation project in RPA Desktop Design Studio.

## Before you begin

Create an automation project. For more information, see [Create an automation project manually](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/oy5DswjIvsGTBE3U0FVTbQ "Create an attended or unattended automation project manually in RPA Desktop Design Studio that enables you to automate tasks. You can create an automation project that is based on a prebuilt template and targeted at a use case, or you can create an automation project without using a template.").

Create an activity. For more information, see [Create an activity manually in RPA Desktop Design Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/yLh8CQxZDiVi2~AADr5u2Q "Create and use an activity to provide modularity to an automation project in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").

Create a variable. For more information, see [Create and use a variable in RPA Desktop Design Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0aQhzKncrrFV32SZlqRAaQ "Create a variable in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").

Create an attended automation form. For more information, see [Create an attended automation form in RPA Desktop Design Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/o6124ix4mXZzEVtiyyNFdg "Design attended automations by creating an attended user interface (UI) form in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").

Install plugins to design automations. For more information, see [Manage plugins in RPA Desktop Design Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_xikhQOyI_rAjwJIEne7zw "Install, update, or remove plugins to design automations while you're creating unattended and attended automation projects in RPA Desktop Design Studio.").

Role required: none

## Procedure

1. Open the project that you want to reuse resources from a different automation for.
2. In the Project Explorer pane, right-click the project and select Import.
3. To select a project that contains the resources that need to be imported, go to the Import Project dialog box, and click the three-dot menu next to Project File (.iBot).
4. Click Open.
5. Click Load.
6. In the Project Items section, select the check boxes next to the options that you want to import so that you can merge or override conflicts.  
   If a conflict occurs with any resource that you're importing, select an option to either merge or override it with the conflict in your project.
7. Click OK.