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Admin Menu Reference : Import Data option : Fixed-Length option
 

Fixed-Length option

Choose Import Data > Fixed-Length to import data in fixed-length format. When you choose this option, the Data Dictionary alphabetically lists all the tables defined for your database. When you select a table, the Import Fixed-Length dialog box shown in the following figure appears.
Figure 53. Import Fixed-Length dialog box
The Import Fixed-Length dialog box contains the following user-interface elements:
*Effective Tenant — For databases enabled for multi-tenancy, the tenant of the data being imported (not shown in the following figure).
*Import File —Specifies the load file
*Disable Triggers During Import — Specifies whether to disable triggers during the import
After you choose OK from the Import Fixed-Length dialog box, the Fixed-Length Field Columns dialog box shown in the following figure appears.
Figure 54. Fixed-Length Field Columns dialog box
The Fixed-Length Field Columns dialog box lists the fields you can import.