> ##### 4.3.1.2 Importing XPDL

> XPDL can be imported using the BPM Console. Process definitions stored anywhere on the local machine can be imported.

> To import process definitions (XPDL)

> 1. Make sure that you are in the Process Definition List pane.

> 2. Click Import from XPDL.

> The Importing XPDL File dialog box appears.

> 3. Click Browse and navigate to the file location where your process definitions in XPDL format are stored.

> 4. Click on the process definition that you want to import and click Open.

> The XPDL file name with full path displays in the XPDL File field.

> 5. Click the Import button.

> The process definition is imported. The Process Definition List is displayed, and the newly imported process definition appears in the Process Definition List.

> Note Zynium, one of Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation's business partners, has a tool called the Byzio Exporter(TM). This tool converts process diagrams drawn in Microsoft Visio into XPDL.

> If you have created process diagrams in Microsoft Visio, you can convert these Visio diagrams into XPDL. XPDL can then be imported into Interstage BPM using the instructions in this section.

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