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138| Chapter 6 FileWatcher MyInputMapImport ActionImport action is useful when there is an already uploaded Data Source to import.To initiate the Import workflow event and to spawn the catalog record add eventthrough FileWatcher, put at least one file in the $Relative/URI/incomingdirectory. This file can be empty.FileWatcher polls for a file in the incoming directory and then processes theDataSets. If the tag requires the usage of the file (as inLoad/LoadImport), the file is used. Otherwise, the file is not used. The file ismoved to the folder specified in the or tag after the action iscompleted.The ImportCatalog activity is not supported for in-memory workflows.The pre-requisites for the Import action are:1. Create the repository.2. Create the datasource.3. Upload the data into the datasource.4. Create the input map between the datasource and the repository.To initiate the Import event:1. Set the filewatcher configuration file with the DataSet as described above.2. Place any file in the $Relative/URI/incoming folder and the Import eventwill be initiated.No security is applied when import is initiated from FileWatcher. However, ifimport permissions are denied, you can not import records from the userinterface.TIBCO MDM Customization Guide