Importing Project Data Using the Web UI
Use the following instructions to import project data using the Code Insight Web UI.
To import project data, do the following:
| 1. | Ensure that all requirements in Prerequisites for Importing Code Insight Project Data are met. |
| 2. | As Project Administrator or Analyst, navigate to the Summary tab (see Opening the Project Summary Tab). |
| 3. | From the Manage Project menu, select Import Project Data. (For information about the occasions when this option is temporarily disabled, see Import Menu Option Disabled When Certain Other Jobs Are Scheduled or Running.) |
| 4. | Complete the fields as described in Import Project Data Dialog, and click OK. Once an internal temporary copy of the export data file is created for the import job, the dialog closes and the message “Project Data Import is initiated with Job ID: x” is temporarily displayed in the upper right of the screen. |
The import job is now added to the Jobs queue and will run in the background in queue order.
| 5. | To track the status of the export, do either: |
| • | Check the Import Project field in the Project Data section on the Summary tab. (For a description of the various statuses for this field, see the field descriptions in Summary Tab.) |
| • | Open the Jobs queue and use the job ID to locate the Project Import job and track its status. (Use the instructions in Monitoring the Code Insight Jobs Queue to access and monitor the queue.) The Jobs queue enables you to see the status and position of the import job in relation to other jobs running in the Code Insight system. |
Note:When other projects trigger Project Import jobs concurrently with your job, the first import job added to the queue will be the first import job placed in Active state. The remaining import jobs continue in a Scheduled state and are run based on the scheduled order.
Once the export process has completed, the “completed” status is displayed in the Jobs queue and on the Import Project field (in the Project Data section on the Summary tab).
| 6. | Verify that the import results are what you expected. See Verifying the Import Results. |
Import Menu Option Disabled When Certain Other Jobs Are Scheduled or Running
The Import Project Data menu option is temporarily disabled whenever an Electronic Update is in progress or scheduled for the Code Insight instance. Additionally, the menu option is temporarily disabled whenever one of these jobs is in progress or scheduled for the current project: a scan, rescan, SBOM Insights export, Project Copy, Project Branch, report generation, or another import job.
Once the conflicting job completes, the Import Project Data menu option is re-enabled so that you can initiate the import process. (You can check the Jobs queue to view the status of the conflicting job. See Monitoring the Code Insight Jobs Queue for help accessing and monitoring the queue.)