Modify Dataset or List Subscribers by Import
- To access the one-time import wizard for a dataset, select the desired dataset node in the Subscriber Datasets subtree. Then select Edit -> Subscriber Import -> Import Subscribers Now from the menu (or go via the right-click menu of the dataset node in the explorer tree).
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To access the one-time import wizard for a list, open the node of the parent dataset of the desired list in the
Subscriber Datasets
subtree, to show its subnodes.
- For a standard dataset (in subscriber area mode), proceed to open the Lists subnode, to show the subtree with all the lists in the dataset. Then select the desired list node in this subtree.
- For a "single list mode" dataset, there is no such "Lists" subnode. Simply select the node for the single list from the subnodes of the dataset node.
The import wizard lets you define the modifications that shall be performed on the list and/or dataset subscribers.
The modifications defined in this wizard are used once, for a one-time import of subscriber data. If you want to define modification settings that you can save for later re-use, define and save a subscriber importer instead.
The wizard has seven pages: Type, Type Details, Source, Parse Details, Map Fields, Mapping Details, and Launch Import.
The top row of the wizard displays links to these seven pages. The page that is currently open is marked with a highlighted background color. Depending on the choices made on some of the wizard pages, other pages may become disabled or may be shown in different versions. If a wizard page is disabled, then it means that this page is not necessary with the current choices and can safely be ignored.
Launch Import Page: Review Settings Before Launching
This screen displays a summary of the settings you have defined on the previous screens.
If all values are correct, click the [Launch] button to start the import process.
During the import, progress bars may be displayed:
If a different import to the same dataset or a list in the same dataset is currently running while you are trying to start the import, then the system displays a progress bar while it is waiting for the other import to finish.
After the import begins, the system usually shows a progress bar while the parsing process of the import data is running.
A third progress bar may be displayed until the system has finished deleting the unchanged subscribers if you have chosen Full Synchronize on the Type screen.
Finally, you are redirected to the Results screen if at least one row could be processed.
If no row could be processed, you stay on the Launch screen. A list of detailed error messages is displayed.
The import processing can be a quite lengthy process because of the many database checking and update steps that are involved. Please be patient while the system is working.