Scheduled Imports

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

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Role required: admin.

To schedule an import, 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 the changes.

Schedule import form fields

Field	Mandatory	Description
Name	Y	Specify a name of the scheduled data import.
Import source	Y	Use the Import Source dictionary to specify the import source record.
Run as	Y	Specify a user on whose behalf the import job should be executed.
Active	N	Select this checkbox to activate this data import.
Run frequency	Y	Specify the import frequency and periodicity. Available choice options: On demand – select this option to perform the data import on demand. Periodically – select this option to schedule the import periodicity. Once – select this option to schedule a one-time import. Daily – select this option to schedule the daily import. Weekly – select this option to schedule the weekly import. Monthly – select this option to schedule the monthly import.
Run period	N	Specify the period for the import repeating. This field appears if you set Periodically in the Run frequency field.
Run time	N	Specify the 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	Specify the date and 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	Specify the day on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Weekly in the Run frequency field.
Day of month	N	Specify the day on which to run the import. This field appears if you set Monthly in the Run frequency field.