Introduction
Whenever you would like to create a large set of Assets, it’s easier to use the excel import function described in this article. You can only import all values for one “Assignment state“ per import, so you have to create a single Excel file for every “Assignment state“.
Step 1 - Excel file
In the first step you need to create an excel file. You have to create as many columns as the amount of Attributes that are configured for thi this asset type.
The columns do not need to have the same name as the attributes. You will reference them (attribute → Excel row) in a later step.
If you want to import values, which should already have an existing assignment, you have to create a column with an identifier for the object with the assignment. For example the SID for an active directory identity.
Column for the values for attribute 1
Column for the values for attribute 2
…
Now fill in all the values for the attributes in the specified column you just created before.
Example:
Telephone number | Offerer |
|---|---|
+41 79 888 77 87 | Swisscom |
+41 79 777 88 78 | Sunrise |
Step 2 - Import
In this step we have to define what we want to import and from where. We have to execute this step in the Web GUI. Navigate to the asset, in which you want to import the data, in the “Asset Management“. Open it by clicking on the asset. Click on the “Import“-button in the right top corner of the detail page of the asset.
Now you can fill in the following information for the import:
Asset TypeAsset TypeAsset GroupFrom which asset group should the import beUploadExcel FileAssignment stateFree, assigned, external assignedAttribute 1Reference on the column of the excel sheetAttribute 2Reference on the column of the excel sheet…..
If you filled in every information above, you are ready to start the import.