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→External Data Source
This section allows for the configuration of an external file source if the user does not want to manually upload the file.
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The '''External Data Source''' is a drop-down list with 5 options available:
===FTP and SFTP===
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** Disable processing. Download file only - if checked then the system will only pull the file across into SmartSimple, but will not load the contents of the file
** Delete File from Data Source After Downloaded - file will be deleted from the sftp site
** Path - exact folder location on the system where the files can be found
** File Names - name of the files to be loaded via the Autoloader
e.g. HRFeed.csv, Payment_*.csv (Use '''*''' for wildcards in filenames.
===HTTP===
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** Disable processing. Download file only - if checked then the system will only pull the file across into SmartSimple, but will not load the contents of the file
<!--see ticket 18426 - autoloader FTP settings-->
** URL - the URL where the file(s) can be retrieved from
** File Names - name of the files to be loaded via the Autoloader
===SOAP===
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** Disable processing. Download file only - if checked then the system will only pull the file across into SmartSimple, but will not load the contents of the file
<!--see ticket 18426 - autoloader FTP settings-->
** URL - the URL where the file(s) can be retrieved from
===OData===
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** OData Version - Version of OData available from the endpoint
** URL - the endpoint of OData
** Login Name - username to allow access to the system
** Login Password - password to allow access to the system ===Schedule===* *: [[Image:External-Schedule.PNG]]** Frequency - '''On File Upload''' - will process autoloader upon file upload '''Scheduled''' - will allow you to specify the launch times of the autoloader everyday.** Launch Hour - a 24-hour format on desired hours to pull from external source for processing e.g. 07,15,23** Process Last Completed - datestamp of the last time the autoloader was processed.
==Important note about XML Files==
