> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.abbyy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Import a skill

> Import a skill to add it to your Skill Catalog — whether transferring a skill between environments or bringing in a skill purchased from ABBYY Marketplace.

Import a skill when you need to transfer an existing skill to a different environment or add a skill purchased from ABBYY Marketplace to your Skill Catalog.

<Info>
  Availability of this feature depends on your role. For more information, see [Role-based access control](/vantage/documentation/tenant-admin/tenant-management/role-based-access).
</Info>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Click Import">
    Click **Import** in the toolbar.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select the skill ZIP file">
    In the dialog box that opens, select the skill's ZIP file. The skill is uploaded to your Skill Catalog and published automatically — you can edit it afterward.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  If the imported skill has a shared folder import configured, you must enable shared folder import manually after importing.
</Info>

If a skill with the same name already exists in your Skill Catalog, Vantage displays a warning and asks whether you want to create a new version of the existing skill or save it under a different name. If you rename it, Vantage saves the imported skill as `<Imported skill name> New`.

Imported skills start at version 1.0. If a skill with the same name was previously deleted from the tenant, the version number continues from that deleted skill.

## Skills imported from Advanced Designer

Skills imported from Advanced Designer can only be trained in Vantage if a Fast Learning activity was added to the document processing flow in Advanced Designer.

## Import archives larger than 2 GB

If the archive exceeds 2 GB, Vantage displays a dialog box with a link to a shared SFTP folder and its credentials. Upload the archive to this folder using any SFTP client. The skill is imported to Vantage automatically, and the archive is then deleted from the folder. Only one skill can be imported per folder — any files uploaded afterward are moved to an exception folder. The shared folder remains active for 14 days.

## Import a Document skill with data catalogs

Data catalogs exported with a skill are imported as follows:

| Catalog with same name exists? | Same columns and types? | Catalog imported?                         | Data imported?                                   |
| ------------------------------ | :---------------------- | :---------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------------- |
| No                             | —                       | Yes                                       | Yes                                              |
| Yes                            | Yes                     | No                                        | Yes. Previous data in the catalog is overwritten |
| Yes                            | No                      | Yes, renamed to `Catalog_name Skill_name` | Yes                                              |

## Import a Process skill

If you import a Process skill that was exported without its referenced skills, make sure all referenced skills already exist in the Skill Catalog. Import any missing referenced skills before importing the Process skill, otherwise the import will fail.

If you import a Process skill that was exported with its referenced skills, they are handled as follows:

* If the referenced skill already exists in the Skill Catalog, it is not imported — the existing skill is used, even if the version in the archive is newer.
* If a skill with the same name exists in the Skill Catalog, the referenced skill is imported and renamed, and the link in the Process skill is updated to point to the renamed skill.

## Related topics

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Skill Catalog" icon="book" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/skill-catalog">
    Discover, publish, and reuse skills across your tenant.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export a skill" icon="file-export" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/export-skill">
    Package a skill as a ZIP file for sharing or transfer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish a skill" icon="upload" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/publish-skill">
    Assign a version number to a skill and make it available in the Skill Catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Edit a skill" icon="pen-to-square" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/edit-skill">
    Modify an imported skill in the Skill Designer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Find a skill" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-catalog/finding-skill">
    Search, filter, and preview skills in the Skill Catalog.
  </Card>
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