Batch import or export

If you regularly receive data from other databases, or you regularly prepare data for others, you might want to run a series of import or export sessions. You set up the specifications that you want to use in an Import Batch Specification or an Export Batch Specification.

This is simply a list of pre-existing import or export specifications that can be run with no further intervention required.

The specifications are run sequentially in the same order as the list.

For information on setting import and export specifications, see the iBase help.

Scheduling batch imports or exports

If you are importing or exporting large volumes of data, you might want to run batch specifications when your system is less busy.

To schedule this type of import or export, you can use iBase Scheduler, which might be available from the Windows Start menu: Programsi2 iBase>Tools > iBase Scheduler Configuration.