The System identifier and Import identifier can be used to identify new records imported in a batch.
Note: System and Import identifiers are NOT added to an existing record that is updated during the import: when the Import Wizard is used, new records get a System identifier and / or Import identifier, existing records do not.
A System identifier is constructed from the username, and the date and time (24 hour clock) the import commenced. The format of the System identifier is username-yymmdd-hhmm
.
Tip:
The System identifier can be used to locate all records imported in a particular batch.
Unlike the System Identifier which is a unique value, the Import Identifier can be re-used with different import batches. It could be used, for example, to identify records imported by a user (by entering the user's name in Import identifier for every set of records they import).
To locate imported records, search the relevant module using the Import Details fields on the Admin tab:
- Enter the System identifier or Import identifier in the appropriate field.
In this example vw-061114-1009
is entered in the System Identifier: (Import Details) field:

- Run the search.
All new records imported in the vw-061114-1009
set are returned.
In this example an Import identifier had also been added to the imported records and could have been used for the search:

Note: Note that once created both the Import identifier and System Identifier are read-only and cannot be modified.
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