Do You Want To Import Employee Information From Specific File? - Amano Time Guardian Series Installation And User Manual

Do you want to import employee information from specific file?

Answer Yes to this question if you want to use this built-in import feature. This feature allows
you to import employee information from a text file directly into the Time Guardian database. To
use this feature, you will need to know the name and location of the file to be imported.
Click on the Employee Import button and the Import window (see figure) will appear on the
General tab.
Note: Default import fields are provided to be used and defaults will be used if the imported file
does not contain data for those fields.
1. Create a new Employee Import file. You will be required to enter a Name.
2. In the Name field, enter a name for the Import profile.
3. Enter a brief description of the Import profile in the Description field.
4. Enter the name and path of the import file in the File Name field, or click on the browse
button to the right of the field to browse for the file you wish to import.
5. Select the Import Type from; Employee, Individual Schedule, or Advanced Schedule. Select
whether or not you want to Override Existing employee data.
6. Click on the Import File Format Settings tab. This tab helps to define the format of your
import profile. If these parameters are not set to properly match the import file, the import
process might fail. The file contents window on the Import Field Map Settings tab screen will
help to indicate the file format. Pay attention when you select the following for an example:
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