Often there will be times where you want to import bulk sets of data into your database tables. This may be for importing new customers from a new contract, new containers or after adjusting routes via a routing program. In all these cases there are three ways you can accomplish this using the Data Server and it's components.

The first is to use the client interface which presents the users with a screen which allows them to input the required information to import the data as shown below.

The second method is via the COM interface of the Data Server from within another application. For instance you may want your routing application to automatically post the data back from within that application.

The third is via the COM form interface in the ITRAS. This lets you embed the same form thats in the client interface into any COM compliant application. This means that you can integrate the import function of the data server into any application with about 10 line of code.

Presented here are quick examples of how to import data using both of these methods.