The global configuration for the Import Flat File The Import Flat File tool imports a delimited or fixed width file into BPA Platform, extracts the file contents including any file properties, and outputs it as either a recordset or as XML. tool is used to create connections to selected external file and cloud-based storage providers, such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive, or Google Drive.

You access the Import Flat File - Global Configuration interface from the resources tree — expand System > Tools > Input and double-click Import Flat File in the items list.

Click Add to create a new connection to external file storage, or one of the supported file system providers.

Use Edit and Remove to manage your existing connections.

The File Import time-out period determines how long the Import Flat File tool will attempt to import a file. If the file cannot be imported, after the defined import time-out period, an error is written to the Event Log. The default period is 2 seconds.