The Import dialog is opened by clicking the Import button in the Tools group in the Home ribbon in the main application window:
The dialog can import any file previous exported using the Export dialog, either in XML or CSV format. Notice that the original object that was exported does not need to be selected to perform an import. The contents of the file will be examined and the appropriate objects updated according to the settings. You can configure the import as follows:
•Import File: Specifies the name of the file to be imported.
•Import Options: Select the appropriate mode for importing the contents of the file.
•Use paths to import folders: Specifies that the path, as opposed to the identifier, will be used to locate the folder to be imported; this option can be useful to import permissions on folders that have been migrated and hence, the identifier has changed.
•Do not record details of successfully imported objects: For large files containing a lot of data, it can take a considerable amount of memory to store the results of importing all objects. In order to reduce the memory required, select this option; this will mean that only objects that were not imported successfully are retained in memory and consequently displayed in the Results dialog.
Note For details on how the various modes work, please review the Permissions Update Modes appendix.
Important It is possible to import files that were exported in previous versions of Folder Permissions Manager prior to v8.0. However, doing so is an expensive and inefficient operation because multiple calls are required to Exchange Web Services (to convert the MAPI Entry ID into an EWS Folder ID) and to the domain (to locate users from their legacy Exchange address). It is therefore strongly recommended that all export files are recreated in the current version of the product.
When you are ready to continue, click the Import button. The dialog will expand to show progress and can be cancelled if required. Alternatively, click the Cancel button to close the dialog.