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Import Application Mapping Rules

You can create or update application mapping rules by importing a .csv file that is formatted for the rule type. You can perform several types of application mapping rule imports:

• Import custom application mapping rules
• Import the default NBAR2 application mapping rules
• Import application mapping rule updates

Importing rules has the following effects and characteristics:

• After the import, the new or updated rules are shown in the Application Definitions page list.
• Reports show mapped traffic with labels that match the new rule names, as described in Set Up Application Mapping.
• Perform this type of import operation locally--you cannot perform the import remotely.
• You can work on the application mapping rules in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, then export the rules to .csv format.
• If you import the default NBAR2 rule set, each NBAR2 application is mapped to a separate port by default. The default port range is port 65001 and above.

Note: For information about import failures and potential error messages, see Mapping Rule Import Errors.