# Project importation issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-importation-issue/46737>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [May 15, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-importation-issue/46737 "2021-05-15T12:05:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-importation-issue/46737/1 "2021-05-15T12:05:08Z")

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I’m on 8.1.5

I got error while I trying to import a project with designer and exportation created by the gateway.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/4/04269380660ceed10f62be3429ff2a2c8d02bf14.png)

I also try to do the importation with the gateway and allow overwrtite and got error too.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/d/0dc6364f2b0ad1be80bdb8b2d4a8f3840eaae52f.png)

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**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:** [May 15, 2021, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-importation-issue/46737/2 "2021-05-15T14:18:43Z")

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Two possibilities to check first:

Does the target gateway have the same modules installed as the origin gateway?

Does the project inherit from another project on the origin gateway that is not present on the target gateway?

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**Author:** ![luc.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@luc.martin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/luc.martin)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/project-importation-issue/46737/3 "2021-05-15T14:57:39Z")

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Booth gateway have same modules and project installed.
