User Guide

DataLoader Script helps you to use Salesforce.com Data Loader tool easily and be able to automatize data loading.

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Architecture

• conf : Contain generated Dataloader configuration files
• input : Contain input data (to insert or update records)
• logs : Folder used to store process logs
• mapping : Store Salesforce Dataloader mapping files
• output : Store Output files (exported records etc...)
• processes : Folder used to store custom processes (see a Configuration file example below)
• Create-Config.ps1 (This script generates Dataloader configuration file)
• Main.ps1 (The main script)
• Run.bat (A simple bat to start the script on Windows)

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Setup

First you have to install Data Loader tool from a Salesforce.com Organization (Setup > Administration Setup > Data Management > Data Loader).

Check if your installation folder is still located in your Local AppData folder. If not you will have to edit the Main.ps1 script and change the Data Loader path :

$InstallPath = "$Env:LOCALAPPDATA\salesforce.com\Data Loader"

Configuration File

DataLoader Script can be launched with a specified configuration file. This file is in JSON format and can have following attributes:

• Name : Configuration name (used for logs folder name)
• Username : Salesforce.com application username
• Password : Salesforce.com application password (can be already encrypted, but the next attribute must be equals to false)
• EncryptPassword : Boolean, true if Password attribute is not encrypted yet
• Environment: Salesforce.com application environment name.
  • "production"
  • "sandbox" (default)
• Timeout (optional): Dataloader timeout (in ms)
  • Default value: "600"
• EmailAlert (optional): Boolean, true if you want to send an email when the process ends.
• EmailContacts (optional): List of email to send the email
• Operations: List of each operation configuration
  • OperationName: Operation name (used fo logs)
  • OperationType: Operation type (match with process.operation Data loader parameter)
    • "extract"
    • "extract all"
    • "insert"
    • "upsert"
    • "update"
    • "delete"
    • "hard delete"
  • Entity: Salesforce entity (Account, Contact etc...)
  • Mapping: Mapping file (.sdl) path. Relative to the script folder.
  • BulkApi: Boolean, true if you want to use BulkApi
  • BulkSize: If BulkApi is used, specify the Bulk size.
    • Default value: "200"
  • DataType:
    • "csvWrite"
    • "csvRead"
    • "databaseWrite"
    • "databaseRead"
  • SoqlQuery (optional): SOQL query for data extraction
  • DataPath:

Example:

{
    "Name": "Configuration Name",
    "Username": "username@domain.com",
    "Password": "password+Token",
    "EncryptPassword": false,
    "Environment": "sandbox",
    "Timeout": "600",
    "EmailAlert": true,
    "EmailContacts": [
            "email@domain.com"
    ],
    "Operations": [
        {
            "OperationName": "Process Name",
            "OperationType": "extract",
            "Entity": "Account",
            "DataType": "csvWrite",
            "SoqlQuery": "SELECT Id, Name FROM Account",
            "DataName": "\\output\\extractAccount.csv"
        }
    ] 
}