Defining the Start Options

You can define start options for the individual modules according to your system requirements. If you confirm the dialog field without changing any settings, the import tool assumes the default start options, according to the selected import mode. If you change any settings, you can save them as a template for future import activities.

Prerequisites

You have started importing the queue.

If you want the import to run in the background, you need to ensure that your system has at least two free background processes available, and that no other background processes are running.

Procedure

In the Start Options for the Queue dialog, you can select the options you require for each module from the relevant tab page:
- Immediate Start/Continue in Dialog Immediately
  Choose this option if you want the module to be processed immediately in the dialog. If you select this option for multiple modules, they are processed consecutively without interruption. The mode is blocked for the duration of the import.
- Immediate Start/Continue in Background Immediately
  Choose this option if you want the module to be processed immediately in the background. If you select this option for multiple modules, they are processed consecutively without interruption.
- Later Start/Continue in Background Later
  Choose this option if you want to start the module in the background later. Select the required start date and time using input help. If you choose No Start After, the module is processed only in the period between Planned Start and No Start After. If no background processes are available during this time, the module is not processed.
- Manual Start/Continue Manually
  Choose this option if you want to process the module manually. The import tool interrupts the process after processing the previous module.
If you change the start option for a module, start options for other modules can be affected too. Choose Enter to refresh the summary of selected start options displayed in the upper part of the dialog.
If you want to save your selection as a template for future import activities, choose Save As Template.
The template is then used by default whenever the import process is started again in the same import mode.

Note

You can only save the selected options as a template when starting a new queue import and defining the options for the entire import process. When restarting the import process after a module has been processed or after an error has occurred, it is no longer possible to save the changed options as a template.

If you have saved a date and time as a template, the time is automatically used for the next import process, and the date changed accordingly.

End of the note.
Confirm your selection by choosing Continue.

Result

The import tool starts importing the queue using your start options.

If the import tool interrupts the processing procedure after processing a module, you can check the start options before the next module starts and change them if required. If you have scheduled modules to be processed in the background, you can only make changes using Job Administration. To do this, choose Environment Background Processing in the import tool .

Example

Standard Settings for Unchanged Use of the Conventional Import Procedure

If you have chosen the conventional import (import mode Downtime-minimized not activated), the following settings are made by default:

Module	Option
Preparation	Immediate Start in Dialog
Import 1	Continue in Dialog Immediately
Import 2	Continue in Dialog Immediately
Clean up	Continue in Dialog Immediately

Standard Settings for Unchanged Use of the Import Mode Downtime-Minimized

If you have selected import mode Downtime-minimized, the following settings are made by default:

Module	Option
Preparation	Immediate Start in Dialog
Import 1	Continue in Dialog Immediately
Import 2	Continue Manually
Clean up	Continue Manually

More Information

Checking the Status of Background Processing