Importing pipelines

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Overview

If you have a zip file with a pipeline’s metadata.yaml configuration file and block files, you can import that pipeline into your project. This could be useful if you want to import a pipeline from a different project.

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Supported block file types

1. Custom
2. Data exporter
3. Data loader
4. Markdown
5. Scratchpad
6. Sensor
7. Transformer

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Unsupported block file types

Including these types of block files in your pipeline zip file may cause errors when trying to import it.

1. Callback
2. Chart
3. Conditional
4. dbt
5. Extension

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Downloading a pipeline

You can download a pipeline from your project as a zip file by going to the Pipelines Dashboard (/pipelines), right-clicking one of the pipeline rows, and selecting “Download (keep folder structure)” or “Download (without folder structure)”. You can use this pipeline zip file to import the pipeline into another Mage project.

Note that the unsupported block file types listed above may not be included in the downloaded pipeline zip file.

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Required files and folder structure of imported pipeline zip file

At a minimum, the pipeline zip file (which has a .zip file extension) should contain a root folder and a pipeline configuration file (i.e. metadata.yaml). There could be zero block files if the pipeline has no blocks.

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Single folder structure

• Root folder
  • Pipeline config file (metadata.yaml)
  • Block file 1 (e.g. block1.py)
  • Block file 2 (e.g. block2.py)
  • Additional block files…

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Subfolder structure

• Root folder
  • Pipelines folder (i.e. pipelines)
    • Pipeline folder (this is the pipeline UUID)
      • Pipeline config file (metadata.yaml)
  • Block type 1 folder (e.g. data_loaders, transformers, custom, etc.)
    • Block file 1 for block type 1 (e.g. data_loader_block_file1.py)
    • Block file 2 for block type 1 (e.g. data_loader_block_file2.py)
    • Additional block files for block type 1…
  • Block type 2 folder (e.g. data_exporters, sensors, scratchpads, etc.)
    • Block file 1 for block type 2 (e.g. transformer_block_file1.py)
    • Block file 2 for block type 2 (e.g. transformer_block_file2.py)
    • Additional block files for block type 2…
  • Additional block folders and files…

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How to import a pipeline

1. Go to the Pipelines Dashboard (/pipelines).
2. Click on the + New button.
3. Select “Import pipeline zip” from the dropdown menu.
4. Toggle the “Overwrite pipeline files” setting on if you want to have any conflicting pipelines replaced and conflicting block files overwritten (e.g. if the pipeline with the same blocks already exists in your project). If this setting is left disabled, a new pipeline and new block files will be created if the pipeline/blocks already exist.
5. Add a pipeline zip file by clicking the file drop area to select a file or by dragging and dropping a file into the file drop area.
6. The pipeline import should automatically start.