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# Import an Extraction Rules activity

> Reuse an Extraction Rules activity across skills by importing its JSON configuration file in the Advanced Designer Activity Editor.

You may want to use the same Extraction Rules activity in multiple skills. For example, if you are going to create skills for similar documents from different countries, they may share most of the fields, and so can be processed using the same activity. In this case, you can import the required Extraction Rules activity as a JSON file.

## Import process

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Import dialog">
    In the Activity Editor, click the more options icon and then click **Import...**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the JSON file">
    In the dialog that opens, select the desired JSON file.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Once imported, the activity structure is displayed in the Extraction Rules Activity Editor.

## Export activities

For information about exporting, see [Export an Extraction Rules activity](/vantage/documentation/advanced-designer/activities/extraction-rules/extraction-rules-activity-structure#export-an-extraction-rules-activity).