The import XML file must be an XML file created for import into PowerCenter, not an XML file created for import into the Developer tool. Use the Import Wizard to import objects from a PowerCenter import XML file.

You can import mappings, mapplets, and mapping and mapplet dependent objects from a PowerCenter import XML file created in the Developer tool. The import XML file does not contain sessions or workflows, and it does not contain source and target connection information. If you import a mapping or mapplet that contains data quality transformations, you must have the Informatica Data Quality Integration for PowerCenter plug-in.

Developer tool users can export objects from multiple folders into a single XML file. In the Developer tool, objects in different folders can have the same object name. When you import objects into PowerCenter, you must choose a single target folder. If objects have the same name, you must specify different names when you import the objects.

When you import mapping or mapplet dependent objects, the Import Wizard places the objects in the appropriate node in the Navigator. For example, the Import Wizard places mapping targets in the Targets node. If you import a mapping with an ODBC source, the Import Wizard places the dependent source in the ODBC source node in the Navigator, not in the node associated with the data source name.

You might need to update objects after you import them from the Developer tool. You might also notice differences between the Developer tool and PowerCenter objects.