Import and export

Import and export let you exchange node data with other tools or pull a snapshot for downstream use. Both are in the Spec Flow toolbar.

Import always runs through a wizard with a preview. Nothing is created or updated until you have checked the planned changes. Export produces a file in the format and scope you choose.

Topic	Page
Import data	Formats, wizard, node types
Export data	CSV, Excel, JSON, ReqIF, options

What fits where?

Each format has a clear job. Not every format needs to support everything.

Situation	Format
Spreadsheet round-trip — Lastenheft revision, RFQ answers, review in Excel	CSV, Excel
ALM migration or handover — DOORS, Polarion, and similar tools	ReqIF
Downstream automation — scripts, dashboards, reports	JSON, CSV

CSV and Excel suit spreadsheets and manual editing. JSON suits scripts and automation. ReqIF suits exchange with ALM tools.

Relations (links between requirements) are supported only in ReqIF. That is the format where relations are native, and the typical use case is moving a requirements model to or from an ALM tool.

This is not the same as baseline exports (PDF, Word, or Excel reports). Baselines are frozen reports for archiving. Import and export here mean live project data in Spec Flow.

More on working in the project: Projects & Spec Flow.