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I have a query that if we want to use DMF for import scenario then the file is sent in zip form. The files apart the main data file like manifest file and package header also need to be there but how is external system going to send them. Do we need to provide it to them and is manifest file same in different dmf projects.

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André Arnaud de Cal... 301,130 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi AX,

There is no specific requirement to have files part of a package to be able to import them. When required, you can indeed use the packages and create them manually. In that case, like you mentioned the package should contain the header and manifest files together with source files. You can provide the structure and requirements to the external system or have a middleware creating a package and adding the source files.

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Hi Andre,

I did not get "There is no specific requirement to have files part of a package to be able to import them." You mean if we zip only the data file and send it that is sufficient?

Also what is the use of a manifest file and is it always same that we can send it to external system and ask them to use it for all the packages they zip?

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André Arnaud de Cal... 301,130 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi AX,

What I meant to say is that you can import e.g. Excel or XML files without having them packed in the zip file as data package.

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Hi Andre,

Isn't that for DMF recurring integration or is it applicable to DMF without recurring job as well?

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Martin Dráb 237,967 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Data management surely can be used to import data files directly (such as Excel spreadsheets or text files) without creating data packages. You can easily see it in GUI - there are more supported formats than just data packages.

The difference is that you need to create an import project in advance. If you use a data package, it contains all the necessary information (such as data mapping).

You can either create a project and export the files, or generate them programmatically.

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