This is one of the data gathering methodologies and recommendations for functional performance improvement. The full list is defined in the Performance Recommendations topic.
Bulk data imports can be executed manually or automatically on a schedule via an inbound integration endpoint(IIEP). Bulk data imports can vary from fast to slow, depending on the expectations and on following the recommendations for imports described in this section.
A clean, simple, optimized import that does no processing can process about a hundred records per second, whereas a complex import with complex processing may only process one record per second, or perhaps be even slower.
A slow import could be problematic based on the situation. Slow import performance of about one record per second, for example, is fine when a small number of records are imported on a daily basis. However, if the import contains a large number of records and it will take weeks to finalize, then this is likely a problem. This illustrates why it is important to clearly describe the use cases for imports.
If the STEP system suffers from perceived bad performance during import, these recommendations should be considered to optimize performance.
The available tools for importing data are defined in the Data Exchange documentation here.
Optimizing performance in imports involves the following: