VSys One: Volunteer Management Software

Previous Topic

Next Topic

Book Contents

Book Index

Scheduled Import File

The Interactive File Importer can be used as a task, but with a restriction: it can't be interactive, meaning that it can't use the "Person lookup" module, so all import records must either be creating new objects or working with existing people/objects by including their 16-digit ID codes.

To use IFI this way, you must first establish the settings (fields, mappings, module options, etc.) within the regular Interactive File Importer. Then either:

Checking Allow wildcard filenames allows you to put in a Data file that includes wildcard characters (* and ?), effectively having VSys import zero or more files whose names can vary if they meet the wildcard name. In the above example, all files in the folder C:\ which begin with "batch wild" and have the extension ".xls" will be imported.

If you check Move source file after successful import, if VSys is able to open the file for importing, when it's done VSys will try to move that file into another directory. Combined with Allow wildcard filenames, this can be used to have VSys "sweep" a folder full of importable files then move them elsewhere when it's done. This can be especially useful when automating the import of updates from some other system into VSys.

See Also

Tasks

Scheduled Apache Cache Clear

Scheduled Apply Certification Automatic Creation Rules

Scheduled Apply Incoming Message Actions

Scheduled Assignments Automatic Crediting With Hours

Scheduled Award Nominations

Scheduled Background Check Synchronization

Scheduled Backups

Scheduled Bulk Value Updater

Scheduled E-mail Delivery

Scheduled Eligibility/Intake Checklist Automatic Update

Scheduled Export

Scheduled Extend Recurring Assignments

Scheduled Extend Recurring Slots

Scheduled Generate Reminders

Scheduled HHS/Medicare Excluded Individuals File Download

Scheduled HHS/Medicare Excluded Individuals Search for Matches

Scheduled Hours Automatic Approval

Scheduled Index Update

Scheduled Letters Purge

Scheduled List Operation

Scheduled Mail Merge

Scheduled Make a Local Backup of VSys One

Scheduled Notifications

Scheduled Purge Old Trace Records

Scheduled Report

Scheduled Retrieve Incoming Messages via E-mail

Scheduled SendGrid E-mail Status Retrieval

Scheduled SMS/Text Message Delivery

Scheduled SMS/Text Message Status Checks

Scheduled Timeclock Import

Scheduled VSys Anywhere Report Processing

Scheduled VSys Kiosk Automatic Checkout

Scheduled VSys Live Automatic Checkout

Scheduled VSys Live Report Processing

Scheduled VSys Live Settings Export

Scheduled VSys Web Synchronization

Scheduled VSys Web Advanced Synchronization