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Integrate Ancillary Data Process

Use the Integrate Ancillary Data API process to automate the import of ancillary files. This improves integration with other applications.

Process Settings

Below are the settings you must define for the Integrate Ancillary Data API process.

Setting

Description

Sample Value

ProcessID

This setting informs Cobra to run the Integrate Ancillary Data process.

IntegrateAncillaryData

ConfigurationName

This setting refers to the name of the configuration stored in the database.

The configuration file is created on the last page of the Integration Wizard and contains the list of actions to run on the project.

This setting is required.

MyConfig

ConfigurationOwner

If the user ID running the API process is not the owner of the configuration file, you must define this setting in the API script.

This setting is optional.

SYSADMIN

TransactionFile

This setting refers to the file that contains the data you want to import.

This must be a fully qualified filename. By default, this is set to the import file specified in the configuration file.

C:\\Cobra\\System\\Demodata\\Trn\\ac_tran1.csv

CobraFile

This setting refers to the ancillary file that you want to use instead of the file in the saved configuration.

This setting is optional.

Ship

Sample Script

Below is a sample script file for the Integrate Ancillary Data API process.

[Process003]
ProcessID=IntegrateAncillaryData
TransactionFile=C:\Cobra\System\Demodata\Trn\ac_tran1.csv
ConfigurationName=MyConfig
ConfigurationOwner=SYSADMIN
CobraFile=Ship

How to...

Import Ancillary Data

Run the API Script

Create Windows Shortcut for the API Script


Learn more about...

API Script

Project Template Creation

Data Import — Ancillary Data


Parent Topic:

Process Sections of the API Script