Variable values can also be imported via a CSV file.

During repeated import, the existing values of the affected variables are overwritten.

In order to import variable values, proceed as follows:

  1. Start the Empirum Management Console (EMC), change in the navigation pane to Management > Administration and select File Menu > Import Variable... or click on the Importieren_Variablen Import Variables... icon in the toolbar.
    You get to the Import Variables... dialog field.
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  2. Via the Oeffnen Open button, select the variable file to be imported as source, or enter the path to the file and the filename directly in the field on the right, next to Variable file.
  3. Via the drop-down fields select for which variable type, with which separator and with which delimiter the import is to take place.
  4. Confirm the dialog with OK.
    The variable values are imported.
    • Variable file. Here you can the path and the name of the file manually, or select a file for import via the Oeffnen Open button.
    • Variable type. You can import values for the following Variable types: Computers, users, operating system, devices and handhelds.
    • Separators. Specifies the possible separators within a text file. In order for the data to be imported correctly, the separator has to be specified, delimiting each column in the text file.
    • Delimiters. Specifies the possible delimiters within the text file.