Scheduled import provides the possibility to carry out import operations at a specified regular interval.

Role required: import_admin, admin.

To schedule an import, please complete the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Import → Schedule Import.
  2. Click New and fill in the fields.
  3. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

Schedule import form fields

Field

Mandatory

Description

Name

Y

Name of the data import created.

Import source

Y

Use the Import Source dictionary to specify the import source record.

Run as

Y

Name of a user whose prerequisites the import job should use.

Active

N

Select this checkbox to activate this data import.

Run frequency

Y

Specify the import frequency and periodicity. Available choice options:

  • On-Demand – by selecting this option, you can perform the data import on demand.
  • Periodically – select this option to schedule the import periodicity within a day (precisely).
  • Once – select this option to schedule the import being occurred only once.
  • Weekly – select this option to schedule the weekly import.
  • Monthly – select this option to schedule the monthly import.
  • Daily – select this option to schedule the daily import.

Run period

N

Period for the import repeating. This field appears if you set Periodically in the Run frequency field.

Run time

N

Time on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Daily, Weekly, Monthly in the Run frequency field.

Run date and time

N

Time on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Once or Periodically in the Run frequency field.

Day of week

N

Day on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Weekly in the Run frequency field.

Day of month

N

Day on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Monthly in the Run frequency field.