Automatically Import DSApp Files

Automatically Import DSApp Files

You can use DataSight to automatically import the data from your DSApp Import (DSI) files.

  1. Click the Tasks button from the Automate group on the DataSight Ribbon.
  2. Click on the New button from the Quick Access Toolbar.
  3. On the invoked New Task window, type in a name for your new task.
  4. Select DSApp Import from the Task Type. The Task window will expand with available options for the DSApp Import Task Type.
  5. Enter the File Name including the path to the destination folder for the file. It is possible to save a filename with a wildcard * attached, to allow for the importation of related files over a period of time.
  6. You can also click ... to locate the file on your device or within your network. You can also specify an FTP site or Automate Import a Web Service Web Service from which data will be imported.
  7. After import, select which action you require from Do Nothing, Delete the File or Move the File. In order to Move the File, you must specify a Target Location where the file will be moved. Allowing for a file to be moved or deleted after importation, means that the DataSight service does not import the same files over and over. You can specify an FTP Site as your Target Location.
    1. (Optional) When Move the File is selected, you can archive the imported file into sub-directories within the Target Location, based upon the import file's modification date.
    2. Check Archive Files Using Last File Modification Date - (Creates sub-directories for archiving into your target location).
    3. You must select one of the sub-directory hierarchy options:
      • Check Year Only - Archive your files into sub-directories by year; or
      • Check Year\Month - Archive your files into sub-directories by year, and then within each year by month; or
      • Check Year\Month\Date - Archive your files by year, month, and then within each month by date.
    4. Set the Recurrence interval over which you wish to run the Task and its subtasks (if any).
    5. (Optional) To add sub tasks, click Add Sub Tasks (See Add Sub Tasks for more details).
    6. (Optional) If a Calculation subtask is added in the previous step, then you can choose to Run Calculation Sub Tasks on Imported Data only.
    7. Click OK.
    8. Remember to click Save in the Quick Access Toolbar to save the entire Task set, prior to closing the Tasks grid view.

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