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Feeder File Format

A Bulk Loader file is used to automate repeated actions performed on a large number of managed objects. When you upload a feeder file, CA Identity Manager parses and reads the feeder file.

The feeder file must have a CSV or XLS extension, and have the following properties:

• The file must contain a header line which specifies physical attributes, logical attributes, or well-known attribute names of a managed object.
• The header line must include a column that indicates the action to be performed on the records.
• Each row in the feeder file is named a record. The records contain the values for each of the attributes specified by the header line. The following options are acceptable values for an attribute:
  • Value—the attribute is set to the value you specify.
  • Value;Value;Value;...—the attribute is set to the multivalued attribute you specify.
  • ' ' (blank)—the attribute is not changed.
  • NULL—the attribute is deleted. The deletion sequence is set to NULL by default, but can be edited in the Bulk Loader File Upload Search screen.

Note: To use a hash (#) in the feeder file, enclose the hash mark in double quotes, for example, user#1 should be specified as "user#1".

Important! The feeder file must be saved with UTF-8 encoding.