# Importing a 7.9.13 project into 7.9.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [June 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568 "2020-06-11T18:46:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HenryScalfo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@HenryScalfo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HenryScalfo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/1 "2020-06-11T18:46:16Z")
Due to a miscommunication, we developed a small project using 7.9.13 but the customer has 7.9.4. There is nothing outside of your basic HMI PB’s, display and scripts to open pop up windows. Can the .13 project be imported into the .4 Gateway? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Henry ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/2 "2020-06-11T19:00:59Z")
Not easily, and possibly not at all. If you look at the project export in a text editor, you’ll see version information there. You can fudge that and try to import it, but don’t do it on a production system–very bad things can happen, including completely crashing your gateway. It is almost certainly not going to work going straight from .13 to .4. Consider setting up VMs to go backwards one version at a time, re-exporting at each successful step. If you get stuck a particular version, share here. { This is very much an unsupported task… } ---
**Author:** ![HenryScalfo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@HenryScalfo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HenryScalfo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/3 "2020-06-11T19:10:09Z")
Thank you for the quick reply. Perhaps it would be best to upgrade the customer to 7.9.14 rather than try to reverse force fit .13lbs into a .4lbs sack? ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/4 "2020-06-11T21:00:13Z")
That would sound more of a wise choice to me, just be aware there is a current bug with templates in 7.9.14 ---
**Author:** ![HenryScalfo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@HenryScalfo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HenryScalfo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/5 "2020-06-11T21:18:00Z")
Thank you for the feedback. ---
**Author:** ![HenryScalfo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/fbc32d/32.png) [@HenryScalfo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/HenryScalfo)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/6 "2020-06-11T21:25:05Z")
FWIW STATUS UPDATE: I took the .13 project in designer and exported these groups separately: - User Defined Tag Types - Project Tag Folder - Project Screens - Project Templates Then imported each group into the .4 project. The only header tweak required was to the Project Templates. I’m testing the results of this now on a separate (.4) Gateway and everything appears to be functioning as expected. Testing continues… Thank you again for you comments. ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/7 "2020-06-11T21:48:17Z")
> [@Matrix\_Engineering](#): > > there is a current bug with templates in 7.9.14 Come again? What's the bug? We're just about to upgrade a customer to this version... ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/8 "2020-06-11T22:00:18Z")
I only read about it didn't experience it so was a few words short apparently > [@7.9.14 Issues with Template Canvas Parameters](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/7-9-14-issues-with-template-canvas-parameters/34780): > > Looks like something changed between 7.9.13 and 7.9.14 in the way template parameters are handled in the Template Canvas component. The template parameters as shown in the image used to work in 7.9.13 It works as expected in 8.0.13 Nightly [image] The template parameters were created using the Template Customizer. I get the following errors: WARN Vision.TemplateCanvas - Unable to set template property value on template zzz java.lang.ClassCastException: Cannot coerce value 'true' into type… ---
**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/importing-a-7-9-13-project-into-7-9-4/35568/9 "2020-06-11T23:28:44Z")
Ah right, the Template Canvas regression. Phew! This isn’t being used in my project 🙂