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In the next window you will see the following data fields.
Two Three new data entry fields have appeared just for REST API - "Start import from" and , "Regular import frequency" and "Date format".
In the "Start import from" you have to enter the date in the following format (yyyy-mm-dd). The date describes the point in time from which the data will be imported, that is to say if you enter 2016-01-01 then all data that has been created from 2016-01-01 and onward will be imported, data created before 2016-01-01 will not be imported.
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From the "Regular import frequency" drop down menu you have to select the frequency with which you would like to import your data. Take into account that REST API will import all the data that is from the amount of days in the past from today specified by the "batch_days" parameter in the past. That is, if batch_days = 5 REST_API will import all the data created in the last 5. If batch days is not specified then REST API will by default import data created in the last 10 days.
The "Date format" drop down list is very important to get correct, because it will tell REST API how to properly interpret the dates in your files, if this field is incorrect your data will import incorrectly or not at all. To find out what your date format is in HansaWorld go to "System" -> "Settings" -> "Company Date and Numeric Format" and see which one of the drop down options corresponds to your data.
Once you are done with selecting everything you wish to import press the "Import" button and the import will begin. Importing with REST API does not upload any source files into the "Source files" section of flex.bi.
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