All of the automotive importers use hotfolders to import automotive data. The automotive integration endpoints automatically create hotfolders on the application server for file loading.
Users can upload files to hotfolders by accessing the application server or by using a Web UI configured with a File Loading Widget for the desired file type.
Uploading Files via the Application Server
To upload a file to a specific hotfolder by accessing the application server:
- Access the application server and navigate to /upload/hotfolders/[Importer].
- Drop the file into the folder with a name aligning with the importer (e.g., TecDoc Reference Inbound Endpoint should have files dropped into the 'TecDocReferenceInputFolder').
- The endpoint will pick up the file at the next scheduled polling, and the file load will begin.
Note: The endpoints are created with a default schedule of polling the hotfolder once per minute, but this setting is adjustable for each endpoint, so it may vary between importers and implementations.
To understand what happens after the file loads it is important to first understand how the import workflows operate, which is described in the Import Workflow Overview section here.
Uploading Files via Web UI
To upload a file to a specific hotfolder via a Web UI, a File Loading Widget can be used. For more information, refer to the File Loading Widget topic within STEP Online Help here, and the relevant standard specific topics available within the Automotive Reference Guide listed below:
TecDoc File Loading via Web UI
- Importing Reference Data Files via Web UI (here)