Transfer reusable workflow and maintain content type

I need to transfer a 2010 reusable Workflow from the test to the production environment. I create the workflow with SharePoint Designer 2013, and I select a specific content type. After having imported it in the new environment, I can't set a specific Content
Type (the only option for Content Type is "ALL").
Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi,
As I understand, you would like to migrate a reusable workflow to another farm, please try the methods below:
1.Copy and Modify the reusable workflow in production envrionment, try if you could associate a new content type to it.
2.If it doesn't work, save the original workflow in test environment as a template, then move to production envrionment:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/allengeorge/archive/2013/04/18/move-copy-a-designer-reusable-workflow-to-a-new-site-farm.aspx
Regards,
Rebecca Tu
TechNet Community Support

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There is something amiss.
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/ Edited by: Prabodh on Oct 13, 2012 2:04 PM

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