# Import a flow containing a subflow without unintentionally creating a duplicate subflow

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-a-flow-containing-a-subflow-without-unintentionally-creating-a-duplicate-subflow/15683>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [19 September 2019 05:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-a-flow-containing-a-subflow-without-unintentionally-creating-a-duplicate-subflow/15683 "2019-09-19T05:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [19 September 2019 06:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/import-a-flow-containing-a-subflow-without-unintentionally-creating-a-duplicate-subflow/15683/2 "2019-09-19T06:15:12Z")

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To repeat what I said in your other topic about this:

> [@Why does importing a clipboard with a subflow create a "new" identical but renamed subflow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/why-does-importing-a-clipboard-with-a-subflow-create-a-new-identical-but-renamed-subflow/15668/3):
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> There is a plan to do a better job of this in the future - to let the user choose whether to import it as a copy, use the existing subflow definition, or replace the existing definition with the one being imported.

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