Create an Import Template : Map Attributes using an Import File

Using the Enable Classic UI, an import template’s attributes can be mapped through the use of an import file.

  1. Log into the Enable Classic UI.
  2. Click on the Import & Export feature (in the left frame of the main window) and the Import Templates function.

    Open Import Templates

  1. In the Action drop-down menu, click New to set up a new import template.

    Select New Import Template

  2. Enter a template Name. Note that this field can support multi-language translations.
  3. Enter a template Description (optional). Note that this field can support multi-language translations.
  4. Select the Target Root Repository from the drop-down list.

    Select Target Root Repository

  5. The Content Replacement checkbox can be used to replace all repository records with the import. This option is only available if the import only affects the root repository (no link repository records can be replaced).

    6. WARNING: This option should be used only if all repository records are to be deleted and replaced with the data being imported.

    Select Related Repositories

  6. Click the tree button on the left of the repository to see any additional linked repositories. The button will go away at the last child repository.
  7. Click the checkbox next to the repositories to be included in the import template.
  8. Click the Return button to go back to the Import Template Editor.
  9. Click the Next button to go to the ImportTemplateEditor window.
  10. Open the Utilities dropdown and select Import Template.

    Elect to use an Import File to Map Attributes

  11. Click the Browse button to create the import template based on a previously created export file.

    Select Browse to Select Export File

  12. Click the Ok button.
  13. Click the Save button.

    The Import Template is Saved

  14. Click the Ok button
  15. The Import Templates window will open. Click the Reload button on the bottom left of the list to see the new template.

    Reload the Import Templates Tab to See the New Import Template