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FTP Upload

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Getting Started

FTP allows you to upload data in bulk from your server every 24 hours. This works for both Excel and XML formats. Users are required to set up an Active FTP connection and the filenames to be retrieved from the server.

Average Transfer Speed: 30 secs ~ 2 mins, may vary depending on the quality of the data

Acceptable Formats: XLSX and XML

Recommended: Small, Medium, and Large Certification Bodies that have anywhere between 20 to 50,000 certifications


To successfully import your data from your FTP, you must meet the following prerequisites:

Prerequisites

  1. Set up an Active FTP Connection (go to Import Settings / FTP Settings page)

    • To , click .

  2. Collect and format your data in a .xlsx or XML file format.


Once the FTP has been connected and the data has been formatted, you have to define or nominate the files you want to get your data from.

How to Add Filenames

To add the file names you want to fetch from the FTP server

  1. Go to Import Certification

  2. In the FTP Filenames section, click the Add File Name button

  3. Enter the filename you want to nominate, e.g (ab_certs.xslx)

  4. Select the file format of where you collected your data, either XML or XLSX

  5. Check the 'Wildcard' option if you have multiple files in the FTP directory to be fetched with a common naming convention

Example:

The filename is certs and the 'Wildcard' option is ticked.

Then, the system will look for the following filenames in the directory:

  • certs_1.xlsx

  • 2_certs.xlsx

  • 3_certs_4.xlsx

  1. Once added, click the 'Fetch Data' button

  2. Once done, the process proceeds to Step 2 where data validation is initiated

  3. Once validated, your data will successfully be added to IAF CertSearch

set up your FTP Connection
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