User Import


There is one more method for importing data into classified database.

User Import

This method is not advertised at clients pages and intended for the internal administrative Import. Method allows creating user accounts in your database. This is a great way to import user accounts from another classified or from a list of emails.

Folder Miscellaneous/User_Import contains 2 files:

user_import.xls - A trimmed version of ads import plus Excel template, which contains only user fields.
admin_import_user.asp - A page which used to import user data into classified.

The method of preparing a spreadsheet, converting Excel into the MS Access is the same as with main Ads Import methods and may be referred from appropriated chapter of this manual. After you filled all users data in the Excel template and converted it into MS Access, upload the resulted database into the Import folder at your classified. Upload admin_import_user.asp into the root of your classified and run this page in browser. The Import database would be evaluated and user data imported into the classified. If duplicate emails are discovered, the accounts for duplicates would not be created.

Carefully fill the content of the template! As with Ads Import Plus, the User Import method is irreversible when it comes to user accounts. Once imported, they may not be removed in any way other than by manually from a user manager. There is also no Import management for imported user account. Once imported, accounts may be managed the same way as regular user accounts via user manager. 

To prevent duplicated user names, each new account would have a generated user name. In addition, a password would be generated and emailed to each new user created during user import. Email template Account_Import in Content management is used to send notifications. Feel free to modify it.