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# Import and export discount rules in Smarty

> Save a copy of your discount’s rules to your computer, or load a saved copy when you create a new discount. Works from the Smarty dashboard or the discount editor.

<Note>
  New to the editor? Start with [Create a discount](create-discount) or [Edit a discount](edit-discount). The **Dashboard** is where your discount list lives — see [How the app works](how-the-app-works).
</Note>

## Why use this

* **Keep a copy** of a promotion’s settings on your computer (separate from the discount in Shopify).
* **Start a new discount** from a copy you made earlier, in the same store.
* **Reuse your work in another store** (for example a second brand): save the file in one shop, add the app in the other shop, then import and finish setup there. [Install](install) the app in each store, check [display currencies](settings) and your [plan](plans), and always test in checkout.

Import and export are **one discount at a time** (one file per save). They do not replace a live discount in Shopify until you **save** the new or edited discount in the app.

## Your export file

When you use **Export rule**, the app downloads a **.txt** file. Treat it like anything that describes your pricing and customers: only share it with people you trust, and keep it in a place your team already uses for sensitive business information.

The **file name** includes which kind of discount it is and a short number from Shopify, so you can tell files apart on your computer after you have several saves.

## Export a discount you already have

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the discount">
    In the Smarty **Dashboard**, click the **discount** you want a copy of.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export">
    In the top bar, click **Export rule**. Your browser saves the file (usually in your **Downloads** folder).
  </Step>

  <Step title="File location">
    Move or rename the file if you like — just keep a copy where you can find it later.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Import when you are on the Dashboard

Use this when you are not sure which **type** of discount the file is for, or you want the app to take you to the right **Create** screen.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Smarty">
    **Apps** → **Smarty Discounts** → **Dashboard**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Import">
    Click **Import rule**, select your **.txt** file. The app opens the **new discount** flow for that promotion type.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check everything, then save">
    Read through titles, codes, **dates**, **Combinations**, and any money amounts (especially in other **currencies** if you use them). When it looks right, **save** to create the new discount in this store.
  </Step>
</Steps>

### After you move between two stores

Promotions that mention **specific collections, products, customer tags, or segments** still point to how the **old** store was set up. In the new store, open each condition and **re-pick** products, collections, and customer rules so they match the new catalog and customers. Always run a **test order** to confirm the discount applies as you expect.

## Import while you are already creating a discount

Use this when you already clicked **Create discount** and picked a type (for example **Amount off product**).

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Create discount and pick a type">
    Follow [Create a discount](create-discount) until the editor is open for **one** discount type.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Import rule">
    Click **Import rule** in the top bar and choose your **.txt** file.
  </Step>

  <Step title="If it says the type does not match">
    The file was saved from a **different** kind of discount (for example a shipping rule, but you opened a product discount). Start again: either pick the matching type, or use **Import rule** from the **Dashboard** so the app picks the type for you.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and save">
    The form fills in from the file. Change anything you need, then **save**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Small changes the app may make for you

To avoid odd titles left over from copies (like repeated “Copy of” on the name) and to avoid using **segment** rules from the wrong shop by mistake, the app may **clear** or **simplify** a few fields when you import. Always read the form before you save.

## If something is missing

* This flow saves **one** discount setup per file, not your whole list at once.
* Import is meant to **start** a new discount (or pre-fill while you create). It does not overwrite a different live discount by itself — you still **Save** in the editor.

<Warning>
  The store you import into has its own **[plan and limits](plans)**. A heavy rule in one shop may need an upgrade in another, and **Test mode** rules still follow your current plan when you save.
</Warning>