Exported targets and scans and can't import them again on reinstall

Greenbone Professional Edition
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Used GCE version: (check via the About menu entry)
20.08

So I had version 6, and exported all my scans and config, to try the Pro 20.08 because 6 became EOL.

Lo and behold, I export all assets / targets to XML, and try to add them back, by specifying target list: the XML that I exported.
Click on Save, the whole appliance died. It can’t even login anymore, and it errored out on import…

What is the right way to import in 20.08 the:

  1. scans from v6: XML file
  2. Targets from v6: XML file
    ?
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I’m not sure what scans are, is it configured tasks? If it is, neither tasks nor targets can be imported. The export function serves debugging and documenting purposes only.

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