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2.12.10 Importing and Exporting Settings

Branch Gateway Manager can import configuration settings created elsewhere. This can be useful when setting up a new

system or sharing common settings such as a directory between systems.

· The system supports LDAP (System | Directory Services | LDAP ) for automatic importation of directory

records (LDAP Version 2).

· The system also supports HTTP (System | Directory Services HTTP ) for automatic importation of directory

records.

Settings are imported and exported in the following formats:

· Binary Files (.exp)

These are non-editable files. During import and export it is possible to select what types of records should be

included in the file. During import the whole file is imported.

· Comma Separated Variable Text Files (.csv)

These are plain text files. In addition to being exported from a system these files can be created and edited using

programs such as WordPad or Excel.

· When opening a .csv file in Excel it will alter the way some data is displayed, automatically changing the

display format of dates and long numbers such as phone numbers.

· UTF-8 Character Encoding

Branch Gateway Manager imports and exports CSV files using UTF-8 character encoding which uses a multiple

bytes to support characters with diacritic marks such as ä. Other applications, such as Excel, may, depending

on the user PC settings, use different encoding which will cause such characters to be removed or corrupted.

Care should be taken to ensure that any tool used to create or edit the CSV supports all the characters

expected and uses UTF-8 format.

· Importing into Branch Gateway Manager from Excel

From Excel save the file as a .csv. This file will use ANSI character encoding. Open the file in Notepad and

use the Save As option to rename the file and select UTF-8 encoding. Import the UTF-8 version of the file

into Branch Gateway Manager.

· Exporting from Branch Gateway Manager into Excel

Do not double-click on the file exported from Branch Gateway Manager. Start Excel and use File | Open

to select the file. Excel will recognize that the file uses UTF-8 encoding and will start its text file

importation wizard. Follow the wizard instructions and select comma as the field delimiter.

CSV File Formats

The format is CSV using commas as field separator, no text delimiters and no header row. The simplest way to check the

required format for a CSV file prior to import, is to export and a file from an existing system configuration.

File Name

Fields in Order