Pre-validate the Population File Data for a Batch Authorization Job
The batch authorization process allows keygivers to grant authorizations
in bulk to those systems and SFAs for which they are a keygiver. PAS users
can monitor current running batch processes and review completed batch
processes.
- Click the Tools menu, and then hold the mouse pointer over the
Batch Tools submenu item.
- Click the Validate Population File option.
- When prompted, select and validate a population file:
- Navigate to the text or Excel file location, click to select the
file, and the click Open.
- By default, the field delimiter is a Tab character. When prompted,
to change the delimiter, select a different option from the drop-down
list. Click the OK button
to continue.
- The files path and column setup should display.
- To select a different file, click
and repeat
steps 1 and 2.
- To select a different delimiter, click Change
Text File Delimiter.
- Click to select the column that contains the user network ID (NID),
or select the column number from the drop-down list on the right.
- Click Validate Population File.
- PAS pulls the Network IDs from the selected file and checks for a
match with a valid PAS account. Review the . Flagged (duplicate, inactive, or invalid) are listed in the
validation results. If any are incorrect, click the Cancel
button, fix the entries in the source file, and start again.
- By default, any NIDs that are invalid, inactive, or duplicate are
listed in the bottom grid. Select from the View By drop-down list
to limit the items to one type.
- To save the validated data, click Output
List.
- To create a copy, click Save.
- To return to the main PAS window, click Cancel.