Export and import Flow services with webMethods.io Integration
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Published: 2024-02-22 12:48:59

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title: Export and import Flow services with webMethods.io Integration
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date: 2024-02-08 10:00:24 UTC
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_products: [webMethods.io](http://webmethods.io/) Integration_

## Introduction

A Flow service combines a sequence of services to better manage the flow of data among individual services. Learn how to quickly import and export Flow services in [webMethods.io](http://webMethods.io) integration to streamline your development process with this short tutorial.

This is the seventh part of a series of [webMethods.io](http://webMethods.io) Integration tutorials exploring the platform’s Super iPaaS Develop anywhere, deploy anywhere capabilities. If you missed the previous part, you can find it here: [Use workflows to orchestrate flow services across runtimes with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/use-workflows-to-orchestrate-flow-services-across-runtimes-with-webmethods-io-integration/290573).

> **Prefer watching a video?** See our Developer Evangelist Theo Ezell walk through the steps in this video tutorial:  
> ![:film_projector:](https://emoji.discourse-cdn.com/twitter/film_projector.png?v=12 ":film\_projector:") [Export and Import Flow Services with webMethods.io Integration](https://www.softwareag.com/en_corporate/resources/application-integration/demo/export-import-flow-services-webmethods-io.html)

## Pre-requisite

A [webMethods.io](http://webmethods.io/) Integration environment.

> **Note:** These capabilities are not available by default. Contact your sales representative for more information.

## Export

To begin with, log in to your [webMethods.io](http://webmethods.io/) Integration environment and navigate to the Projects tab. Open the project in which the Flow service you want to export is stored and click on the Flow services tab on the left:

[![Flow services tab](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/7/7/778a83b97a0b0df08ed51bd1cda2d83319e7b618_2_690x371.jpeg)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/7/7/778a83b97a0b0df08ed51bd1cda2d83319e7b618.jpeg "Flow services tab")

In this how-to, we will export the _wrapperService._ What is more, the _wrapperService_ calls both other services _isInteger_ and _getEmployeeById_:

[![wrapperService overview](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/0/3/0335651735aca37f8284da5e5c75a7436433f76e_2_690x213.jpeg)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/0/3/0335651735aca37f8284da5e5c75a7436433f76e.jpeg "wrapperService overview")

To start with the export, click on the context menu of the Flow service you want to export and select the Export option:

[![Export option](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/f/a/fa99ecb959d51ef91c3c071b4247604e69d528ae_2_365x500.png)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/f/a/fa99ecb959d51ef91c3c071b4247604e69d528ae.png "Export option")

Note that [webMethods.io](http://webMethods.io) Integration gives you a heads up that the other two Flow services will also be exported:

[![Export Flow service](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/5/0/50957a373a972f363dd774714908ea8c325b6d61_2_690x300.png)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/5/0/50957a373a972f363dd774714908ea8c325b6d61.png "Export Flow service")

Click Export and save the Flow service zip archive to your machine.

If you open the archive, you can see your integration package. If you navigate to the namespace folder, you will find your integrations - in this case the _getEmployeeById_, the _isInteger_, and the _wrapperService_ as well us the JDBC adapter that calls the database:

[![Flow service archive](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/8/3/833fc0b0400095ad8abe5ae25cec9a8d89a42f37_2_690x373.jpeg)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/8/3/833fc0b0400095ad8abe5ae25cec9a8d89a42f37.jpeg "Flow service archive")

## Import

If you want to do an import, open a project, and click on the Import button:

[![Flow service import](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/d/4/d494a3537088e4930d55c8c74c35b6bf38468a2f_2_690x268.jpeg)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/d/4/d494a3537088e4930d55c8c74c35b6bf38468a2f.jpeg "Flow service import")

Browse your computer’s files and open the Flow service archive you want to import. In our case, we will use the exported earlier Flow service:

[![Flow service archive](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/d/7/d79b4f42f488197a6294f99ce426a9c812fcc556_2_690x79.png)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/d/7/d79b4f42f488197a6294f99ce426a9c812fcc556.png "Flow service archive")

In the right upper corner, you should see the Import successful message:

[![Import successful message](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/optimized/3X/5/d/5d22d9735756a4ca6c2536d2e78f7a72b339bc43_2_690x371.jpeg)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/5/d/5d22d9735756a4ca6c2536d2e78f7a72b339bc43.jpeg "Import successful message")

Normally, when you export a Flow service, the connectors don’t go with it. However, in this case, the _getEmployeeById_ service uses a JDBC connection, that works when we import the Flow service because the service runs on the same Runtime. If we want to use the Flow service in a different Runtime, we need to create the connection separately.

## What’s next

Next, explore the [webMethods.io](http://webMethods.io) Integration monitoring capabilities:

> [Monitor the execution of workflows and flow services with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/monitor-the-execution-of-workflows-and-flow-services-with-webmethods-io-integration/290627)

## Useful links | Relevant resources

- [Use workflows to orchestrate flow services across runtimes with webMethods.io Integration](https://www.softwareag.com/en_corporate/resources/application-integration/demo/webmethods-io-workflows.html)
- [What is Develop Anywhere, Deploy Anywhere? - Knowledge base / Blog - webMethods - Software AG Tech Community & Forums](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/what-is-develop-anywhere-deploy-anywhere/284756)
- [Use workflows to orchestrate flow services across runtimes with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/use-workflows-to-orchestrate-flow-services-across-runtimes-with-webmethods-io-integration/290573).
- [Create and develop flow services to run on the Cloud Runtime with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/create-and-develop-flow-services-to-run-on-the-cloud-runtime-with-webmethods-io-integration/290572)
- [Create and manage your webMethods.io Integration projects](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/create-and-manage-your-webmethods-io-integration-projects/289849)
- [Register New Edge Runtime with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/register-new-edge-runtime-with-webmethods-io-integration/289844)
- [Monitor your integration runtimes remotely with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/monitor-your-integration-runtimes-remotely-with-webmethods-io-integration/289841).
- [Edge Runtime Management with webMethods.io Integration](https://tech.forums.softwareag.com/t/edge-runtime-management-with-webmethods-io-integration/287803)


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