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Select this option if the data source is to be Triple-S data (go to About Triple-S for more information). The Source tab layout is then as shown below
Figure 1 - The Source tab with Triple-S Data selected as the Source Type
The options and properties are as follows:
- Survey data template - if desired, check the box then select the appropriate template from the Template List. If you do not select this option, then the schema definition (XML) must be included in the uploaded zip file.
- File location - select the source of the file. Import files can be uploaded directly in the browser, placed on a Forsta FTP server and retrieved from there, or imported from an external FTP server.
- Upload file - if you wish to upload the source file from your server network (perhaps the file has been stored there after having been sent to you via email), then select this option, click the Upload File link, then and click Browse. A standard browser window opens, in which you can search for and select the file you wish to upload.
- FTP - if your company has licensed the FTP add-on and it has been enabled, this option will be active. You can then fetch the source file from Forsta's FTP location. Type in the file name. Forsta's FTP address is specified as part of the enabling procedure and cannot be changed.
Note: Forsta FTP imports support the use of wildcards in the file name. * gives zero or more characters, ? gives exactly zero or one character. For example, myFile?_*.txt - will match myFile1_20082012.txt and myFile2_22082012.txt.
- External FTP - files can be taken from an external FTP location. In this case the file name, Folder Name (at the external FTP location), the Host Name, and the FTP User name and Password must be specified. The Verify connection button is provided to allow you to check whether the FTP settings are correct.
Note: Wildcards are not supported when using External FTP.
- If you select one of the FTP options, then you can also decide what to do with the original files on the FTP site; leave them there or delete them. Note that fetching from FTP can allow automation of data flows, since you can set up the system to pick up files automatically.
- Encrypted File - if your company has licensed the Encryption add-on and it has been enabled, the data transfer encryption functionality makes it possible to perform secure data transfers in Forsta. If the source file has been encrypted by the sender using your PGP public key, you will need to decrypt the files using your private key. Note that an administrator setting makes it possible to force every Forsta user within a company to use encryption and FTP server during data transfer.
- Character encoding for data file - select ANSI or Unicode as appropriate.