Import from text

Import from text

Imports people records from a tab delimited text file.

1 . Import fieldImport field

Import field
This list box contains a separate entry for each field found in the import
file. This is the value of the field in the current import record. If the first record in
the import file contains field names, then the first values that the user sees will be these
names. This can make it very handy for assigning the import fields to the target fields.
you can press the [Next] button to view other records in the import file. As you move the
highlighter bar over Import Fields that have been assigned to Target Fields, the Target Field
list box will move its highlighter bar to the corresponding entry.

2 . AssignAssign

Assign
This assigns the currently highlighted Import Field to the currently highlighted
Target Field.
You can also use click and drag to complete this operation.


3 . UnassignUnassign

Unassign
This button clears the assignment for the currently highlighted Target Field.
You can also use click and drag to complete this operation.

4 . Target fieldTarget field

Target field
This list box shows which import fields will be assign to which target
fields. As you move the highlighter bar over Target Fields with assigned
Import Fields, the Import Field list box will move its highlighter bar to the corresponding entry.

5 . Strip headerStrip header

Strip header
This controls whether the first record of the import file is ignored because it contains
field name headers.

6 . NextNext

Next
This button causes the next record to be read from the import file and displayed
in the "Import Fields" list box. If you reach the end of the file, then the [Next] button
is disabled.

7 . AutoAuto

Auto
The full name for this button is "Auto Assign". It is only available when the first
import record is displayed. If the field names from the import header record happen to
match your target fields, then you can automatically assign anything that matches.

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