# Import Submenu

The Import submenu is available under File | Import from the Menu Bar.

The options available under the Import submenu are:

Name | Description
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General

Archive File- Extracts files from the archive file into the workbench.
Breakpoints - Creates a breakpoint working set.
Existing Projects into Workspace -Projects from the local file system.
File System - Files from the local file system. Browse to the folder in which the file is sitting and click OK. A list of files within that folder will be displayed to allow you to choose the required ones.
Preferences - Import preferences from a preferences file on the local file system into the workbench.

CVS | Projects from CVS- Imports projects by connecting to a CVS repository. Once a project has been imported from CVS, changes can be made to projects and files which can then be committed to update the CVS repository. A CVS repository connection needs to be configured before using this function.For more information, see "Working with CVS".
EJB | EJB JAR file
J2EE | App Client JAR file EAR file J2EE Utility Jar RAR file
Plug-in Development | Features - Imports features from your file system into your workspace. For more see "Feature Import".Plug-ins and Fragments - Imports plugins and fragments from your file system into your workspace. For more see "Plug-in Import " .
SVN | Projects from SVN - Imports projects by connecting to an SVN repository. Once a project has been imported from SVN, changes can be made to projects and files which can then be committed to update the SVN repository. An SVN repository connection needs to be configures before using this function. For more information, see " Working with SVN ".
Team | Team Project Set - Imports a description of the repository and version control information for a set of projects. For more on Team Project Sets, see 'Sharing your workspace setup using Project Sets' .
Web | WAR file - Imports WAR files.
Web Services | Web Service - Imports Web Services WSIL - Imports WSIL files.

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