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Getting Started with Oracle Data Loader On Demand

Oracle Data Loader On Demand is a command-line utility, and it runs separately from Oracle CRM On Demand. The following summary explains how you use Oracle Data Loader On Demand.

1. You prepare an external data file in a comma-separated value (CSV) file.
2. You create a map file and a properties file that contains parameters for Oracle Data Loader On Demand for processing the data file. Because properties files are sets of instructions, you can reuse them on multiple data files. You can create a library of properties files and map files for actions that you use routinely.
3. From a command-line prompt you run the Oracle Data Loader On Demand providing the names of the files to process on the command-line.