# Essential settings in the '''General Tab'''
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<li>Set the '''Loader Name'''</li>
<li>Activate the autoloader</li>
</ul>
# Essential settings in the '''File Layout Tab'''
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<li>Select the '''Number of Columns''' - based on the file sample to be uploaded into this autoloader</li>
<li>Define the column mapping based on the field columns of the file to the '''Record Type''' fields from the dropdown</li>
</ul>
<pstyle="margin-left: 50px;">Note that you can toggle the identifier if the file has a unique identifier.
This will ensure integrity of the data being added/updated.</p>
# Essential settings in the '''Process Tab'''
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<li>Go to the '''Create / Update Options''' section and select '''Create / Update Behaviour''' for the autoloader.</li>
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</ul>
<pstyle="margin-left: 50px;">Once all three tabs have been configured, click on '''SAVE''' button.
The autoloader is now ready to process the file that will be fed to the [[SmartFolders Overview|SmartFolder]] or [[SmartFolders_Overview#Configuration_Folders|Configuration Folder]] selected for this autoloader.</p>