Scheduling Imports
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What Does the Import Scheduler Do?
The data imports can be scheduled and automated to avoid manual work, when for instance updating a tracking project. The scheduled imports can be set to exec...
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How to Schedule an Import?
To create a new scheduled import, use the "Import data from other sources" option on the Data page. The popup window for creating and editing scheduled jobs...
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New Variables in Imported Files for Scheduled Import
Data options section in scheduled import setup contains features that enable you to control and setup the data behavior in the automated upload process. The ...
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How to Define Multiples in a Scheduled Import?
When setting up an Import scheduler and using FTP as data source it is possible to define which multiple choice question separator to be applied during the f...
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How to Automatically Activate Data after a Scheduled Import
When setting up the import you can select if Forsta Visualizations should activate the data, if the reports should be Generated and if the reports should be ...
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How to Automatically Update Hierarchical Filter a Scheduled Import
The Import Scheduler supports automated uploads in projects using Hierarchical Filters. When uploading data manually to projects using Hierarchical Filters, ...
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How to Overwrite Meta Data with Scheduled Import
When importing new data, it is possible to overwrite the meta data in the project with the meta data in the imported file. This allows automatic processing o...
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How to Test Your Data Import File for Automated Imports Quickly?
Run import on save triggers the data import on Save on the scheduled data import page. This option makes it easier to test the setup of the Import Scheduler,...
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How to Get Alerts If Data Imports Fail?
If an imported file contains errors the import job will be cancelled and an email with information will be send out to the given email address. In the email,...
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How to Do Different Import Schedules for the Same Project? Tags!
The Import Scheduler supports multiple schedules. As each schedule is setup separately, different settings can be used per schedule, like different FTP serve...
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How to Automatically Delete Files after Import
In the import scheduler page you can find a function that makes it possible to automatically delete inactivated data files. By using this setting, all inacti...
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What Are the Specific Settings for FTP Set Up?
FTPThis is an example of the set up of the FTP settings on the client side having FTP-client (FileZilla) Set-up in Forsta VisualizationsWith f...
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How to Change the Meta Data for a Scheduled Import?
You can now create, and edit, meta data transformations directly in the Import scheduler page which streamlines the process as it is no longer necessary to f...