* Set the '''Loader Name'''
* Select the '''Folder Type''': [[SmartFolders Overview|SmartFolder]] or [[SmartFolders_Overview#Configuration_Folders|Configuration Folder]]
* Click the Folder Lookup button and select the folder assigned to this autoloader
* Select the '''File Type'''
* Select the '''File Encoding'''
* Define the '''Record Type''' for this autoloader
* Select '''Item''' of the '''Record Type'''
* Activate the autoloader
2. Essential settings in the '''File Layout Tab'''
* Select the '''Number of Columns''' - based on the file sample to be uploaded into this autoloader
* '''Ignore Lines''' should be 1, if the file has header in row 1
* Select '''Field Delimiter''' from the dropdown list
* Define the column mapping based on the field columns of the file to the '''Record Type''' fields from the dropdown.<br />Note that you can toggle the identifier if the file has a unique identifier.This will ensure integrity of the data being added/updated.
3. Essential settings in the '''Process Tab'''
* Go to the '''Create / Update Options''' section and select '''Create / Update Behaviour''' for the autoloader.<br />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.
==Configuration - Advanced==