Export & import

How to generate and import your first package

Export is where a lot of users shift from analysis mode to delivery mode. The right mindset is not 'click export and hope'. It is 'use analysis and configuration to make the package as clean as possible, then validate the import in the real tenant.'

7 min readUpdated Apr 3, 2026exportimportpackage
Quick answer
In shortUse Analyze and Required settings to reduce surprises, then validate the imported package in Power Automate before calling the migration done.
Most likely causeThe cleanest imports come from workflows that have already been reviewed in Analyze and have complete Required settings. Export is not the time to discover that a SharePoint site URL is missing or that a task strategy was left ambiguous.
What to do nextMake the fix, generate a new package, and import the new ZIP instead of retrying the old one.

Do the prep work before you export

The cleanest imports come from workflows that have already been reviewed in Analyze and have complete Required settings. Export is not the time to discover that a SharePoint site URL is missing or that a task strategy was left ambiguous.

If you have a few best-effort items, that is fine. Just know which ones they are before you generate the package.

Use export as a packaging step, not as a guarantee

A successful export means Flow Migrator produced a package that matches the current conversion path. It does not mean the target tenant has every connection, secret, list, template, or premium entitlement already solved.

That is why import should be followed by a quick validation pass in Power Automate, especially for approvals, HTTP, document generation, and any steps that were marked best effort.

  1. Review Analyze and clear required settings.
  2. Generate the package and download the ZIP.
  3. Import into a target solution or environment in Power Automate.
  4. Open the flow, resolve connector references, and run a controlled test.

Know what to validate first after import

Start with connectors, trigger configuration, and any rows that were partial or best effort in Analyze. Then test the real business path with one safe sample item or payload.

You do not need a full production UAT cycle before you know whether the structure imported correctly. You just need one clean smoke test.

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