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How to Use the Bulk Loader

Perform the following steps to manipulate many users, groups, or organizations.

1. Create a CSV or XLS feeder file.
2. Upload the feeder file.
3. Configure the Loader Records Details.

   This tab allows you to specify the action and identifier fields in the feeder file.

4. Provide the Loader Actions Mapping.

   This tab allows you to select the primary object and specify what task to execute for the action on an object.

5. Provide the Loader Notification Details.

   This tab allows you to select users to certify Bulk Loader task changes.

6. View and modify the progress of the Bulk Loader task from View Submitted Tasks under the System tab.

Note the following considerations:

• Consider scheduling large bulk loads during non-peak times, such as overnight. Large bulk loads can affect performance. In some cases, a bulk load that includes many sub tasks can prevent user submitted tasks from completing until the bulk load finishes.
• If the CA Identity Manager Server goes down during a long-running task, such as uploading many objects, restart the task under View Submitted Tasks. When the task restarts, it begins from the last successfully executed record.
• If you are using LDAP as a user store with Solaris, the Bulk Loader can hang during an import. To fix this issue, see the Specify LDAP Connection Settings topic in the Configuration Guide and apply the settings that are outlined there.