Upload And Import

By using the Upload And Import activity, you can upload external record data to data sources, and import records from data sources to repositories.

General

The General tab contains the following fields.

Field Module Property? Description
Name No The name of the activity in the process definition.

The default value is UploadAndImport.

MDM Connection Yes The MDM connection resource establishes a connection to an MDM server, allowing the plug-in to communicate with TIBCO MDM.

Click to select an MDM connection.

If no matching MDM connections are found, click Create Shared Resource to create one.

Execution Mode Yes Select an execution mode. The default option is SYNCHR.
  • SYNCHR: The client invokes a service, and waits for the completion of the workflow execution.
  • ASYNCHR: The client invokes a service, but does not wait for the completion of the workflow execution.
Repository Yes The name of repository where records are stored.

Click to open the Repository dialog. All available repositories are listed in the list of the dialog. Select one to apply to your current activity.

Input Map Yes Map the repository and the data source. The name of input map is unique for each repository.

Click to select an input map.

Note: The InputMap node also appears in the Input tab. Each of the two is optional, but one of them must be present. If both are present, the value of Input Map in the General tab will be overridden at runtime.
File Name Yes Click to select the data source file to be uploaded.
Note: The FileName node also appears in the Input tab, the value of File Name in the General tab will be overridden at runtime.

Description

Provide a short description for the activity.

Input

The following is the input for the activity.

Note: See General Input for MDM Activities for details about some general input items for this activity.
Note: The UploadAndImport Record activity supports ValidateOnly and ConfirmImmediately parameters as context variables. For more information on the ValidateOnly and ConfirmImmediately parameters, refer to TIBCO MDM User's Guide.
Input Item Description
FileName The name of the file to be uploaded.
Note: The File Name field also appears in the General tab, the value of File Name in the General tab will be overridden at runtime.
InputMap Map the repository and the data source.
Note: The Input Map field also appears in the General tab. Each of the two is optional, but one of them must be present. If both are present, the value of Input Map in the General tab will be overridden at runtime.

Output

The following is the output for the activity.

Output Item Description
Severity The value can be Error, Warning, or Info.
EventResult Return the event result:
  • EventID: The ID produced by the event.
  • EventStatus: The status of the event.
  • EventState: The process state of the event.
  • EventStatusDescription: The description of the event status.
  • EventStateDescription: The description of the event process state.
Description The description of the upload and import status.