Data Loader Guide

Data Loader
When to Use Data Loader
Install Data Loader
Configure Data Loader
Using Data Loader
Run in Batch Mode (Windows Only)
Command-Line Quick Start (Windows Only)
Data Loader Command Line Introduction
Prerequisites
Step One: Create the Encryption Key File
Step Two: Create the Encrypted Password
Step Three: Create the Field Mapping File
Step Four: Create the Configuration File
Step Five: Import the Data
Data Loader Third-Party Licenses
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for this quick start.
Available in: both Salesforce Classic (not available in all orgs) and Lightning Experience
Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer editions

The Data Loader command-line interface is supported for Windows only.

Note

  • Data Loader installed on the computer that runs the command-line process.
  • The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed on the computer that runs the command-line process.
  • Familiarity with importing and exporting data by using the Data Loader interactively through the user interface. This makes it easier to understand how the command-line functionality works.

When you install Data Loader, sample files are installed in the samples directory under the user’s directory, for example, C:\Users\{userName}\dataloader\version\samples\. Examples of files that are used in this quick start are in the \samples\conf directory.

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