---
url: >-
  /statelake/administering-statelake/designer/exporting-and-importing-configurations/importing/importing-a-trading-partner.md
---

# Importing A Trading Partner

A **Template** file produced from exporting an individual **Trading Partner** from a **Trading Community** out of one configuration, can be imported directly into the **Trading Community** of a different configuration, using the **Trading Community** interface.

Click on **Trading Community** on the structure tree to open the **Module** window.

The **Manage Trading Community** window will open.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-232609-0814d1a9.png)

All **Trading Partners** that are set-up in the configuration will be displayed in the list, along with any other information related to those Trading Partners. Where there are no **Trading Partners** in the configuration, the list will be empty as this example above.

To **Import** an individual **Trading Partner**, click on the + Import button.

The **Open Template File** window will open. Navigate to the location of the file to be imported and select the file, then click **Open** to **Import** it into the chosen configuration.

The default extension of the **Template** file is .SL_CFG.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-233505-b3989d2b.png)

The **Trading Partner** that was exported in the selected **Template** file will display in the **Import Settings** window. Where the **Trading Partner** does not already exist in the configuration, the **Import Action** will say **Will be created**.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-233551-3c3fb585.png)

If the **Trading Partner** in the **Template** file already exists, then the **Import Settings** window will automatically register this and the **Import Action** for the **Trading Partner** will say **Will be ignored**.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-234806-ceb51963.png)

Click on the **Import** button to complete the process.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-233826-b7a3a4b0.png)

A confirmation window will appear. Clock on **Close** to return to the **Manage Trading Community** window in the importing configuration.

![](/statelake/images/image-20230808-234422-0734f6d8.png)

Click the **X** in the upper right corner to close the window.