# Downloading and Sharing a Pipeline

All pipelines are automatically made available to all users on the same Partek Flow instance, making it easy to share pipelines. It is also possible to download a pipeline as a backup and to share with others. All saved and imported pipelines are available for all users on a Partek Flow instance to download. To download a pipeline:

1. Click on a circular [data node](https://help.connected.illumina.com/partek/tutorials/creating-and-analyzing-a-project/the-analyses-tab#data-and-task-nodes) under the [*Analyses*](https://help.connected.illumina.com/partek/partek-flow/tutorials/creating-and-analyzing-a-project/the-analyses-tab) tab and expand the **Pipelines** section from the menu on the right. The [context-sensitive menu](https://help.connected.illumina.com/partek/tutorials/creating-and-analyzing-a-project/the-analyses-tab#the-context-sensitive-menu) will only display pipelines that can be applied to the data type of the selected data node
2. Click **Download pipeline** (<img src="https://1384254481-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FJVEESmJAPppJ3ijFq5aR%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-3e247f60b82a622c6de79d7b938b68fc17813f57%2Fimage2023-10-3_10-22-29.png?alt=media" alt="image2023-10-3_10-22-29" data-size="original">) for the pipeline you want to download (Figure 1)
3. Choose a file location on your local machine and pipeline will be saved as a .pipeline file

![](https://1384254481-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FJVEESmJAPppJ3ijFq5aR%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-47ac991b0c6882321592b5453b2c0aa139a05be6%2Fimage2023-10-3_10-19-24.png?alt=media)

Figure 1. Download a pipeline

The .pipeline file can then be shared, e.g. via email or USB stick, for use on other Partek Flow instances. See [*Importing a Pipeline*](https://help.connected.illumina.com/partek/partek-flow/user-manual/pipelines/importing-a-pipeline).

## Additional Assistance

If you need additional assistance, please visit [our support page](https://www.illumina.com/company/contact-us.html#/other/technical-support) to submit a help ticket or find phone numbers for regional support.


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