Introduction

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• Change the Item Finder from Site to Periodic HFD Channel to view a list of all Periodic Channels in your database
  • Or use the Multi List Selector to select the Periodic Channels
• Select the Periodic Channels you want to check 
  • Or click on one, then Control + A to highlight them all
• Click Edit Items to see the Data Selection popup
  • Tick Name
  • Tick Channel ID

• In the Data Selector popup, use the arrows to move to the References tab and tick Include Meter, Commodity and/or Site

• Click Edit Fields to display the data

Comparing the data

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• Click 
• Enter the beginning of the Importer name (given to you by Support)
• Click Search

• Choose the correct Importer from the displayed list

• Click OK
• Click Next
• Click Finish

The Importer has now been added to your Favourites list and is ready to use.

Importing the Data

Once you have the Importer in your favourites list, it will be available to use each time you want to import data.

• Click  to see the list of your Favourite Importers
• Highlight the Importer
• Click Next
• Tick Use date range (if required - usually this is left blank to allow all the data to be imported)
• Click Next
• Click 
• Click 
• Find the file you want to import
• Click OK
• Click Next
• Click 
• Click 

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Status of Success

Once the Import shows as Success, you can check the Import:

• Right click the Import line > Run Details to display the Run Details pop up   OR
  • Highlight the Import line > Click on Image Removed

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• This shows the following:
  • File Name  -  the name of the File you have uploaded
  • Load Start Time  -  the time the upload started
  • Load End Time  -  the time the upload finished
  • Duration  -  how long the upload took
  • File Size  - the size of the file
  • Count  -  the number of Channels to be updated
  • Status  - shows Success, Failure or PartiaL

• In this example 3 Channels have been updated.  To view more details:
  • Right click the data line > Diagnostics to display the Diagnostics pop up   OR
    • Highlight the data line > ClickImage Removed

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• This shows the following:
  • Item UID  - the unique Sigma ID for the Channel
  • Item Name  -  the Channel name
  • Item Type  -  the type of Item, ie  Periodic Channel
  • Latest Datetime  -  the date and time of the last Value for this Channel
  • Status  -  status of the Channel import, ie Success

Viewing the Channel

• To view the Channel details and check the data:
  • Right click the data line > Edit Item to display the Channel Editor pop up   OR
    • Highlight the data line > ClickImage Removed

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• A  -  The File path for the Channel, it this example the Organisation, Site Group. Site and Meter
• B  -  Date Range - the from and to dates for the Data in the Channel
• C  -  Latest Import  -  the last time data was imported into the Channel
• D  - Last Importer  -  the last Importer used to import data into the Channel

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Checking the Import

Click here for more details on the Run History section, including viewing run details and downloading log files.

Checking the Data in the Channel

Once the import has completed, it is advisable to do a spot check to ensure the data has imported.

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• Highlight the Periodic Channel
• Click Image Removed in the Channels section to bring up the Channel Editor
• View the Date Range (the first and last date of data in the Channel)
• View the Latest import date and time (the last time/date data was imported)
• View the Last importer used (the last importer used to import the data)
• View the data at the bottom of the Editor (the most recent data in the Channel 

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• A  -  The File path for the Channel, it this example the Organisation, Site Group. Site and Meter
• B  -  Date Range - the from and to dates for the Data in the Channel
• C  -  Latest Import  -  the last time data was imported into the Channel
• D  - Last Importer  -  the last Importer used to import data into the Channel

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