The DSR Bulk Import and Export functions can be used to export Diameter, IPFE, and DSR Application configuration data in CSV files to a location outside the system, and to import the files (usually edited) into the system where the Import function is executed.
The DSR Bulk Import operations use configuration data in ASCII Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files (.csv), to insert new data into, update existing data in, or delete existing data from the configuration data in the system.
Import CSV files can be created by using a DSR Bulk Export operation, or can be manually created using a text editor.
Files that are created using the DSR Bulk Export operation can be exported either to the local Status & Manage File Management Directory (Status & Manage > Files page), or to the local Export Server Directory.
CSV files that are in the local File Management area can be used for Bulk Import operations on the local system.
Files can be created manually using a text editor on a computer; the files must be uploaded to the File Management area of the local system before they can be used for Import operations on the local system.
Each Import operation creates a log file. If errors occur, a Failures CSV file is created that appears in the File Management area. Failures files can be downloaded, edited to correct the errors, and imported to successfully process the records that failed. Failures files that are unchanged for more than 14 days and log files that are older than 14 days are automatically deleted from the File Management area.
The DSR Bulk Export operation creates ASCII Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files (.csv) containing Diameter , IPFE, and DSR Application configuration data. Exported configuration data can be edited and used with the DSR Bulk Import operations to change the configuration data in the local system without the use of GUI pages. The exported files can be transferred to and used to configure another DSR system.
Each exported CSV file contains one or more records for the configuration data that was selected for the Export operation. The selected configuration data can be exported once immediately, or exports can be scheduled to periodically occur automatically at configured times.
Exported files can be written to the File Management Directory in the local File Management area (Status & Manage > File page), or to the Export Server Directory for transfer to a configured remote Export Server.
CSV files that are in the local File Management area can be used for Bulk Import operations on the local system.
If the export has any failures or is unsuccessful, the results of the export operation are logged to a log file with the same name as the exported file but with a ".log" extension. Successful export operations will not be logged.