Configuring import
The <Import> section of the configuration file OutboundEmail.xml allows you to define the location for uploading CSV import files. If you are uploading a lot of Contacts or large files, you also need to configure the upload limit of the Content Manager Explorer Web site.
About this task
- Importing through the API
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When you import Contacts and Keywords through the API, the import mechanism uploads the CSV file to the
<folder>specified in the<Import>section of theOutboundEmail.xmlconfiguration file. The default value is set to the Tridion Upload directory (see below) as this ensures that the folder exists and that temporary unique file names are created for the uploaded files. - Importing through the Content Manager Explorer
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When you import Contacts and Keywords through the Content Manager Explorer, Outbound E-mail uploads the CSV file to the Tridion Upload directory specified in the Content Manager Explorer configuration file, System.config. The file is located in your Tridion installation
web\WebUI\WebRoot\Configurationdirectory. The default value for the Tridion Upload directory on is:<Tridion.UploadDirectory>C:\ProgramData\SDL\Upload\</Tridion.UploadDirectory>
Procedure
What to do next
<ImportTimeout> in the <Database> section of the OutboundEmail.xml file.