# Importing sub flows. Something isn't working

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/importing-sub-flows-something-isnt-working/19805>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [2 January 2020 05:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/importing-sub-flows-something-isnt-working/19805 "2020-01-02T05:26:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2020 07:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/importing-sub-flows-something-isnt-working/19805/2 "2020-01-02T07:27:07Z")

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Update:

I tested exporting a sub-flow and re-importing it.

It doesn't work. ie: `link`s are **not** honoured.

Walk through:

`input` node. ---\> `change` node. --\> `link out` node. ----\> `link in` node --\> `output` node.

(Not rocket science)

I exported the flow to the clipboard.

Renamed it to `3 O`

Imported it and you tell me.

 ![Screenshot from 2020-01-02 18-23-50](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/9/94d32ed50f5477fc7ac9a51647a0f3a603481c99.png) ![Screenshot from 2020-01-02 18-23-56](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/1/1ceb018b6671cacdb81a4decb3bcdb2c11837101.png)

**Is this a bug?**

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