To import the asset data for the custom asset type, you use the CSV data collector. For the new asset type, CSV data collector works as the default data collector.
Before you start using the CSV data collector for asset import, ensure that you have performed the following tasks:
Create a CSV file in the supported format.
See Creating a CSV file .
Share the CSV file on the computer where you have installed the Control Compliance Suite Console.
Consider the following cases when you share the CSV file:
You create a single CSV file to import the common fields and asset-specific fields. You configure different CSV share path for common platform and default platform. In this case, the CSV file must be copied at both the locations.
You create two separate CSV files to import the common fields and asset-specific fields. You configure different CSV share path for common platform and default platform. In this case, the CSV file for the common fields data must be copied to the share location of the common platform and the CSV file for the default platform must be copied to the share location of the default platform.
Configure the CSV settings for the platform for which you want to import the assets. You must configure the CSV settings if you have created a new platform.
To import custom asset-specific and common fields from the CSV data collector
In the Specify Name and Description panel, in the Name box, type the name for the import job.
You can optionally type the description for the import job and click Next.
In the Select Platform, Asset Type, and Data Collector panel, select the platform and the asset type that you have created.
In the Select Platform, Asset Type, and Data Collector panel, from the Data collector drop-down list, select CSV Data Collector and click Next.
In the Select Asset Import Scope panel, click the ... option to select the scope for the asset type.
Depending upon the asset type that you select in the previous panel, the default scope is selected as a Site or an asset type.
Click Browse (...) to view and select the scope.
In the Limit Asset Import Scope dialog box, you can select the additional scope from the list of the supported scopes and click OK.
In the Select Asset Import Scope panel, browse through the assets hierarchy and select a folder to add the assets from. Click Add to add it as a scope and click Next.
In the Add Reconciliation Rules panel, you can do one of the following:
Use the Add Rules option to add a rule to the import job from the existing rules.
The Add Rule option displays the Select Reconciliation Rules panel.
Use the Delete Rule option to delete the rule that is already added and click Next.
Use the Move Up and Move Down options to arrange the rules in the order and click Next.
In the Select Reconciliation Rules panel, browse through the Reconciliation Rules folder and use the Add option to add the existing reconciliation rules to the import job.
In the Specify Asset Field Filters panel you can do one of the following:
In the Create Filter Statement dialog use the parameter type and the conditions to create a filter statement.
In the Specify Notification Details panel, if you want to send the notification of job completion or job failure, do the following:
In the Summary panel, review the configurations for the import job and click Finish.
You can go back to the previous panels and edit the configurations any time.
You can go to the Monitor > Jobs view to monitor the current status of the job.