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Feeder File Format

A Bulk Loader file is used to automate repeated actions performed on a large number of managed objects. When you upload a feeder file, Identity Manager parses and reads the feeder file.

The feeder file must have a CSV extension and should have the following properties:

• The file must contain a header which specifies the physical attributes or well-known attribute names of a managed object.
• Each row in the feeder file is called a record. The records contain the values for each of the attributes specified by the header line. The following options are acceptable values for an attribute:
  • Value—the attribute will be set to the value you specify.
  • Value;Value;Value;...—the attribute will be set to the multi-valued attribute you specify.
  • ' ' (blank)—the attribute will not be changed.
  • NULL—the attribute will be deleted.
• The header line must include a column that indicates the action that should be performed on the records. The column name and the values themselves can contain any non-empty values.

Example CSV feeder file

action,%USER_ID%,%FIRST_NAME%,%LAST_NAME%,%FULL_NAME%,%PASSWORD%,%EMAIL

create,JD,John,Doe,John Doe,test,Johndoe@a.com

Modify,MD,Jane,Doe,Jane Doe,test,Marydoe@a.com

create,BD,Baby,Doe,Baby Doe,test,Babydoe@a.com

In the preceding code, the feeder file has the following properties:

• Header

  The first line of the code is the header line. The header line has physical attributes or well-known attributes for the managed object 'User'.

• Action

  The action column identifies the task that should be performed for each record. For example, the preceding file specifies that a 'create' action should be performed on the First Name 'John'.