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The bulk process feature helps you save time to create or update these objects. You can prepare the data for processing by gathering the data in the supported bulk process template. The template has worksheets that correspond to the type of object that you can process. Each worksheet has columns that correspond to the attributes on the selected object. The following steps provide a high-level overview to carry out the bulk process data operation.                     

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1. Log in to the application using your administrator credentials. 
2. Navigate to Manage, Tools, Bulk Process Datato MANAGE> TOOLS> BULK PROCESS DATA. The Bulk Process Data option displays in a new tab. The table displays the supported templates with the Process Status as Waiting. The following templates are available:
   • XLS Template for Bulk Upload.xlsx
     Note: Use this template to bulk process Assets, Models, Installed Software and IP Ranges.
   • Template for Bulk Upload for Custom Hierarchical Tree
3. Download the desired template to your local system.

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Note: To bulk process assets-related entities, use the XLS Template for Bulk Upload.xlsx and modify the Asset, Model, and IP Ranges worksheets respectively. 

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You can process assets and model specific objects in bulk.

1. Click MANAGE, ADMINISTRATION, Tools, MANAGE> ADMINISTRATION> Tools> Bulk Process Data to view Bulk Process Data tab.
2. Click Choose File to locate the bulk process template. Specify a name for the file and add the description.
3. Select Import/Update to bulk import assets into the application repository. Alternatively, if you want to delete assets, select Delete.
4. Click Upload. 
5. The selected file uploads and the tabs for completing the bulk operation display.
6. Click the Preview Data tab to preview the data that you want to import. You can preview the data in worksheets to ensure all the data that you want to import or update is correct. You can also validate that the dependencies are correctly reflected.
7. Click the Execute Operation tab. The table displays all of the worksheets in the bulk upload template, and lists the quantity of objects the worksheets.
8. Click the Import option that is displayed against each worksheet.
   Note: When you select the Import or Update operation, the Execute Operation tab displays the Import option for each worksheet. When you select the Delete operation, the execute operation tab displays the Delete option for each worksheet. The Process Status column in the Execute Operation tab displays the status of the worksheet. When some data is processes partially, click the Unprocessed Rows column. You can download the excel sheet with the objects that were not processed.
9. (Optional) Click the Log tab to review the log files that are generated during the process. You can process the failed objects again.

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1. Log in to the application as the tenant administrator.
2. Click Workspaces, Configuration Click Workspaces> Configuration Management.
   The All Configuration Items list displays all the CI objects that are in the application.
3. Specify the owner or identifier in the Search fieldthe Search field.

You can validate the attributes on the asset to validate that data. You can also validate a count to verify that all the data processed successfully.

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After the bulk process operation is completed, details about the unprocessed displayed on in the bulk process Bulk Process UI. To view information about the unprocessed rows, navigate to the Logs section on the Bulk Process data UI.