Step Five: Import the Data
Now that all the pieces are in place, you can run Data Loader from the command line and
insert some new accounts.
User Permissions Needed | |
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To insert records: | Create on the record |
To update records: | Edit on the record |
To upsert records: | Create or Edit on the record |
To delete records: | Delete on the record |
To hard delete records: | Delete on the record |
- Copy the following data to a file named accountInsert.csv. It’s account
data that you import into your
organization.
Name,Industry,NumberOfEmployees Dickenson plc,Consulting,120 GenePoint,Biotechnology,265 Express Logistics and Transport,Transportation,12300 Grand Hotels & Resorts Ltd,Hospitality,5600
- In the command prompt window, enter the following command:
process.bat "<file path to process-conf.xml>" <process name>
- Replace <file path to process-conf.xml> with the path to the directory containing process-conf.xml.
- Replace <process name> with the process specified in process-conf.xml.
Your command looks something like this:
process.bat "C:\DLTest\Command Line\Config" accountInsert
After the process runs, the command prompt window displays success and error messages. You can also check the log files: insertAccounts_success.csv and insertAccounts_error.csv. After the process runs successfully, the insertAccounts_success.csv file contains the records that you imported, along with the ID and status of each record. For more information about the status files, see Review Data Loader Output Files.