Import jobs for an employer

You can import the jobs for an employer. If there are a lot of jobs with an employer, then this is the quickest method.

You Import jobs by selecting HR / Management / Import HRM / Job.

Note: 

Always test a data import in a test environment. Use a recent backup of the live environment as test environment.

This import file is already ready for you to use and has the following contents:

Job;Description;Job type;Type

CEO;CEO;CEO;CEO

CFO;CFO;CFO;CFO

DIREC;Directeur;DIR;Directeur

MNG;Manager;MAN;Manager

(Not all lines are shown.)

To add an import definition and import a file:

  1. Go to: HR / Management / Import HRM / Job.
  2. Select Import through a new to be created definition.
  3. Click on: Next.
  4. Select the import file.
  5. Set the import options:
    • Copy the file name. Change the .txt extension to .log to indicate that the file with rejected lines is to be named

      ‘Functies.log’

      .
    • Select the Add basic error information in the file following the line check box. This shows the error information alongside the incorrect import line in the log file.
    • Select the ASCII file with separators check box and enter ';' (semicolon) as the separator.
    • Select the First line contains fieldnames check box.
  6. Click on: Next. 

    Profit displays a list of fields to be imported.

  7. Link the fields:
  8. Click on: the Employer line.

    The Employer field is mandatory (yellow background) but this field is not included in the import file. That is why you specify a fixed value for this field in the import definition. On every line to be imported, Profit enters this value in the field.

  9. On the right, select Fixed value and select the employer (as shown in the image).

    In addition to a Fixed value, you can define many more import settings per field.

    You have now finished the field links.

  10. Click on Next twice.
  11. Enter an appropriate description for the import definition.
  12. Click on: Next.
  13. Click on: Check. Profit reports if errors have been detected because the field type of a field being imported does not match the field type in Profit. For example, Profit checks if a text field is linked to a text field and a Y/N field is linked to a Y/N field. In spite of this check, other errors may be detected during the actual import.
  14. Click on: OK.
  15. Click on: Finish.

    Profit imports the data. If this is successful, Profit displays the message Import executed. Exit the import wizard.