AMI data export file request

The AMI Data Export File Request task template allows you to define the parameters for your Data Export Request File task. This template defines the import directory. The request file contains one or more export request elements, each of which represents a separate export request.

The file import adapter performs initial validation of the requests and then saves them to the database. If the initial validation failed, the task can be configured to create a resubmit file that can be modified and re-submitted to the import directory.

This template does not appear in the IEE user interface for Data Driven Schedules, Recurring Schedules, nor in the Task Scheduler user interface.

Use the following procedure to configure a task template:

  1. Go to System Operations > Task Management > Task Templates.

  2. Use the dropdown menu to select the Task Type and Task Template. (Click Add to create a new task template. For more information, see Adding task templates.)

  3. Configure the Task specific parameters. These parameters are defined after step 5 of this procedure.

  4. Configure the Common task template parameters. For more information, see Task template parameters.

  5. Click Save.

Task specific parameters:

ClosedImport Directory

Defines the folder that IEE monitors for incoming files. IEE automatically schedules files that arrive in this directory for import. You define the paths to default import directories in the IEE System Administration workbench. When configuring the import directory parameter in an import task template, enter the file path to the directory that IEE monitors for import files specific to this task. This parameter supports standard IEE macros. Reference as ($ImportDirectory) when configuring a task.

ClosedFile Mask

Defines a file extension or a partial file name that IEE uses to monitor import directories and create export files. Enter a file mask such as .xml when configuring an import or export task template. When a file arrives in the import directory, IEE automatically schedules the file for import if it matches the mask. IEE ignores files that do not match the file mask. When creating an export file, IEE appends this mask to the file name.

ClosedOwner of Import Tasks

Defines the user ID associated with a task. By default, this field populates with the user currently logged into IEE.

ClosedCreate Resubmit File

Determines whether IEE creates a file containing any import data that failed, along with any error messages reported. IEE places the resulting file into a resubmit directory under the import data folder. The file can be re-imported without change if it failed due to incorrect system data. Select True to enable this setting. Select False if you do not want the task to create a resubmit file.

ClosedReject Requests with ID Resolution Error?

Determines whether the ConfigurationGroup and EntityID elements are validated against configuration groups and entities in the database during initial validation. The default value is False. If you set this value to True, and the validation fails, then IEE rejects the request and it is not added to the database. If you set this value to False, IEE performs ID resolution after the request is added to the database, and IEE creates an Export Exception if ID resolution fails.