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Importing and Exporting ASCII Files

You will use a template to define the information in the ASCII files that you will use to import and export personnel, payroll, and training data from and to Sage HRMS.

Importing into Sage HRMS

You can import new employees into Sage HRMS, or you can import additional data for employees already maintained in Sage HRMS.

  1. Create an ASCII file of the data.
  2. Select a template to use for the import.
  3. Use the Import ASCII File feature to import the data into Sage HRMS. Use the reports provided with Sage HRMS Link to review the entire process.
  4. When you open Sage HRMS, the employee information is there.

Exporting from Sage HRMS

With Sage HRMS Link, you can also export Sage HRMS data from those products to an ASCII file for use with other software. You can export any data field maintained by Sage HRMS to a comma-delimited, tab-delimited, space-delimited, or fixed-length ASCII file.

  1. Determine the information you want to export.
  2. Select a template to use for the export.
  3. Use the Export to an ASCII File feature to export the data from Sage HRMS. Use the reports provided with Sage HRMS Link to review the entire process.
  4. The information is now in simple ASCII form.