# Importing an element

Importing an application element allows you to load into Eximee Designer a file `.artifact` containing a previously exported artifact (i.e. a form, process, component, or the entire application). This function is used, among other things, to transfer ready-made solutions between environments (e.g. from a development environment to a test environment).

The imported element is saved in the repository, provided its version is higher than the version already present in the environment.

> A detailed description of the artifact import process can be found in the chapter on [application import](/documentation/documentation-en/budowanie-aplikacji/aplikacja-biznesowa/zarzadzanie-aplikacja/eksport-import-aplikacji.md#import-aplikacji).


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