4.4 Import status maintenance

Allows an operator to view the status of all Imports.

Data can be imported from a provisioning import file to add new, or update existing, data in the database. Imports are not scheduled through the user interface but import settings are configured with the provisioning options page.

Import files that are placed in a specific location on a remote server (Remote Import Directory) are detected within five minutes and automatically downloaded using SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to the file management storage area. For a file to be imported, it must:

• be properly named following the naming convention. For more information see the SDS Administration Manual.
• have been placed in the remote directory after the time when provisioning import last ran
• must not have been previously imported. A file that has already been imported into the local directory will not be imported again, even if its status is Failed.

  Note:

  To import a previously Failed file, correct the file as necessary, rename the file, and then place the renamed file in the remote directory.

Once fully downloaded, each file is automatically imported into the Provisioning Database sequentially in the order in which their download completed. The provisioning import file is an ASCII text file containing a series of database manipulation requests in provisioning format.

The SDS Maintenance Import Status page allows you to view the status of provisioning imports. Import records with a status of Completed or Failed can be deleted from this table.