Imports Page

Ad-hoc or "user directed" Import Jobs are submitted from the Imports Page. In addition, users can also configure, re-submit, and delete existing jobs, as well as cancel any Import Jobs in progress.

Navigating the Imports Page

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You will reach the Imports Page by selecting the Imports icon, either directly on the Home page of Grooper, or up in the top left of the screen. From there, if any previous import jobs have not been deleted, then they will be displayed in the list window. Information about the import jobs is organized into seven categories:

• Description: A user-provided text description that helps denote one job from another at a glance.
• Provider: The provider chosen for the import job.
• Priority Submitted: The priority of the job when it was submitted.
• Submitted By: The Grooper user who submitted the import job.
• Status: The status of the import job; will display as the following -
  • None: No status assigned
  • Paused: Processing has been paused
  • Ready: Ready to be processed
  • Working: Currently processing
  • Completed: Processing is finished
  • Error: An error has occurred during processing
  • Canceled: The process was canceled while in progress
• Files: The total number of files imported.
• Bytes: The Total number of bytes imported.

Over on the right-hand side of the screen in the General window, you can see the details of a completed Import Job. The seven aforementioned categories are displayed, along with additional properties, such as Started, Completed, and Execution Time.

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Above, there are five buttons pertaining to the submitting of an Import Job. They are as follows:

• Refresh: Refreshes the import job list
• Add: Adds a new import job
• Re-submit: Re-submits a selected import job
• Cancel: Cancels an import job in progress
• Delete: Deletes a selected import job

Submitting an Import Job

The main function for the Imports Page, as stated previously, is for users to manually submit or configure an ad-hoc Import Job.

In order to submit a new Import Job, you will need to have an Import Watcher Service installed and running. For information on how to do that, click here

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To submit a new Import Job, users will need to:

1. Navigate to the Imports Page by clicking the Imports Icon
2. Click the Add button on the upper-right side of the screen
3. The Submit Import Job window will appear
4. Add a Description
5. Select your Provider
   • The type of Repository you have imported will generally determine what type of Provider you will need to use.
   • For information on Import Providers, click here
6. With the Provider selected, choose the Repository from where the Documents will be imported

   • You will need to have imported a Repository via CMIS Connection first. For information on how to create a CMIS Connection and import a Repository, click here

7. If you wish to process your Batch upon import, then configure the Batch Creation property and sub-properties; otherwise, click the Submit button
8. Grooper will then display your Import Job in the imports list where you can track its status
9. To view your imported Batch, go back to the Design page, and select it from the Imported Batches folder that has now appeared within the Test Folder
   • Note: If you processed your Batch upon importing, then you will find it in the Productions Folder instead