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# Malformed file

> Learn what to do when you import a malformed file

When you tranpile your Alteryx workflow file to a SQL project, it may get malformed if:

* You manually edit the `yxmd` or `yxmc` file
* A bad compression occurs on your `yxzp` file

## Example

You attempt to import an Alteryx workflow but get the following error:

```shell theme={null}
Unable to load associated entities.
```

Then, when you click **Validate**, you get the following error:

```shell theme={null}
Following files have incorrect format: /customers.yxmd
```

And, if you click **Transpile**, the transpilation fails and you get the following error:

```shell theme={null}
Transpilation failed with exception: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException; lineNumber 181; columnNumber: 15; The element type "AlteryxDocument" must be terminated by the matching end tag "</alteryxDocument>".
```

## Solution

* If you compressed your file, reopen your Alteryx workflow in your Alteryx Designer. Save the workflow as is, and do not compress it.

* If you manually edited your Alteryx workflow file, assure each open tag has a closing tag. Your Alteryx file must follow XML syntax rules.

  For example, if this is the beginning and end of the Alteryx workflow file from the [example](#example):

  ```xml theme={null}
  <?xml version="1.0"?>
  <AlteryxDocument yxmdVer="2022.3">
  {/* many lines in between */}
      </Events>
    </Properties>
  ```

  Add `</alteryxDocument>` at the end of the file.