Introduction

Watch a Demo: Importing Accounts Using the Data Loader Command Line Interface

In addition to using Data Loader interactively to import and export data, you can also run it from the command line. This enables you to automate the import and export of data.

This quick start shows you how to use the Data Loader command line functionality to import data. You'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Create the encryption key
• Step 2: Create the encrypted password for your login username
• Step 3: Create the Field Mapping File
• Step 4: Create a process-conf.xml file that contains the import configuration settings
• Step 5: Run the process and import the data