Deploy InfoPath Forms across Ms SharePoint environments

Hi,
I have created workflows in MS SharePoint 2010 and added MS InfoPath forms in it. However, when migrating the workflow from DEV to TEST environment, the InfoPath is not included. I would like to export the MS InfoPath form DEV and import it into TEST environment.
I am looking for help regarding the migration. Any help in this regard will be appreciated.

Hi Abhijit,
For migrating workflow with InfoPath Forms in SharePoint 2010,you can refer to the steps as below:
1. Export source files of the form. Open form in InfoPath designer. And because we can't republish it to the different place using wizard (its type is a Workflow form), we should Export source files (from the menu File\Publish) to some folder.
After this step we received a set of files, one of which is "manifest.xsf".
2. Close InfoPath designer.
3. Correct URLs in manifest.xsf Open "manifest.xsf" in a text editor. Find all URL related to the first site collection and replace it with new URLs linked to new site collection. Save the file.
Hint: If you don't know the URL to publish in new site collection, you can open autogenerated form from it in the same manner (look at URLs in its manifest.xsf).
4. Publish changed form. Open InfoPath designer, open corrected manifest.xsf in it and publish it (by pressing the publish button for example).
5. Hurray! The form is deployed to the new place!
You should repeat this steps for all custom InfoPath task forms in your workflow.
Reference:
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/41542/how-to-reconnect-infopath-task-form-to-spd-workflow-after-moving-it-to-the-new-s
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/36462/copying-a-globally-reusable-workflow-in-sp-designer-loses-form-task-fields-and-i/41556#41556
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