Computers can be imported into the Empirum database:

• manually via the Empirum interface,
• via PXE booting,
• by importing an external file.
• by distributing of the Empirum Agent
• by reading in Empirum Inventory data, or
• by synchronizing of a register service (ADS, NDS) via LDAP

In order to import computers, you first have to create an Import Profile.

1. Start the Empirum Management Console (EMC), change to the Manager Module and click on Menu File > Import Computers... or click on the symbol in the toolbar.
2. Via the Open button, select the file to be imported as source.
3. Click on the New/Edit button.

• Source. Here you can enter the path and the name of the file manually or you can select the directory of the file to be imported via the Open button.
• Profile. Select an existing profile via the drop-down field, or create a new profile via the New/Edit button.
  You get to the Import Profile Properties window.
  

4. Click on the New button for creating a new Import profile for Computers.
5. On the right, next to Profile-Designation, enter the name for this profile, e.g. Computers.
6. On the left side, select the required column separator, and click on the Add button, or add the column names by double-clicking in the empty field.
7. You can change the order of the column names via the Up and Down buttons.
   
8. After all required column names have been selected, and the order has been customized, click on OK.

• Profile-Designation. An existing profile designation can be selected via the drop-down field. A new profile is initiated via the New button. The name of the new profile is entered in the free field to the right.
• New. You can create a new profile via this button. After clicking on this button, you have to enter a new name for the profile in the free field on the right.
• Delete. The profile designation selected via the drop-down field is deleted after confirming the security prompt.
• Separator. Specifies the possible separators within a text file. In order for the data to be interpreted correctly during import, the separator for the columns in the text file has to be specified.
• Delimiters. Specifies the possible text delimiters within the text file.
• Column headline. Defines that the first line within the text file represents the column name. This checkbox always has to be ticked when importing computers.
• Add. Adds the column name selected in the window on the left to the window on the right.
• Remove. Removes the column name selected in the window on the right.
• Move Up. Moves up the column name selected in the window on the right.
• Move Down. Moves down the column name selected in the window on the right.
  

  The columns Computername, Inventory Number and MAC-Address always have to be specified.

  You get back to the window Import from File.
  

9. Click on OK.

The data from the selected file is imported.