# Import model packages into Registry
URL: https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/workbench/nxt-registry/nxt-model-directory/nxt-registry-model-transfer.html

> Export a model created with DataRobot AutoML for import as a model package (.mlpkg file) in standalone MLOps environments.

# Import model packages into Registry

> [!NOTE] Availability information
> This feature is only available for Self-Managed AI Platform users that require MLOps and AutoML to run in separate environments. The process outlined requires multiple feature preview flags. Contact your DataRobot representative for more information about this configuration.
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> Feature flags: Contact your DataRobot representative.

Models created with AutoML in DataRobot Classic can be [exported](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/classic-ui/mlops/deployment/registry/reg-transfer.html#export-a-model-from-automl) as a model package ( `.mlpkg` file). This allows you to import a model package into standalone environments like DataRobot MLOps to make predictions and monitor the model.

To import a `.mlpkg` file into DataRobot MLOps, add it as a new [deployment](https://docs.datarobot.com/en/docs/classic-ui/mlops/deployment/deploy-methods/index.html).

1. In theRegistry, on theModelstab, click+ Register a model(or thebutton when the registered model or version info panel is open): TheRegister a modelpanel opens to theExternal modeltab.
2. In theRegister a modelpanel, clickUpload package.
3. Drag a.mlpkgfile into the upload box, or clickChoose fileand select a file from your filesystem. The model package is uploaded and extracted.
4. When this process completes, DataRobot adds your model package to theModelstab, complete with the metadata for your model.

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