Overview
Why you should complete this activity
Importing is the process of creating a job based on a previously exported job.
This activity is important because it illustrates how to:
- Export job elements
- Import job elements into a new job
What you'll need
For this activity you need to locate:
Prinergy Activity Practice Files /Act_22_Export_Import
Note: This activity is recommended.
The aim of this activity is to:
- Demonstrate the export and import process
- Identify when and how the process should be implemented.
As the practice of exporting/importing is considered a common activity, this activity is rated as recommended.
Consult the online help for Prinergy Connect to familiarize yourself with the various available settings in an import and export process template. Encourage the customer to consult this reference material as well, as it will provide additional support to them after the training session is over and they are working on their own.
If you skipped Activity 1, consult the Activity 1 Instructor's Notes for information about best practices for managing activity practice files during a training session. Activity 1 also contains important information related to the Prinergy client and server relationship, which could be helpful to the customer.
What you need to know
Importing jobs and partial jobs
Importing is the process of creating a job based on a previously exported job. Export files have a .zip extension.
Use any of these methods to import jobs:
- Import a job in the Job Finder using the Import Job menu item
- Import a job while creating a new job
- Import a job using a hot folder
- Import a partial job using the Import Job (Incremental) menu item
- Import a partial job using a hot folder
Someone must export a job or partial job before you can import it.
When you import an exported job, Prinergy decompresses the exported job file, and populates the new job with the content from the exported job.
All aspects of imports are controlled by an import process template.