).The Importer Service receives data from the Collector Service and passes it on to the Data Service which then updates the database. There may be several Importer Services running in the same plant which helps with scalability as, if required, the data load can be shared between them. The Importer Service is often on a different server to the Collector Service.
1. Select the Automatic Collection tab.
2. Click Importers.
A list of the existing Import Services is displayed.
3. Click the add icon ().
By default the name will be filled with Collector Import Service followed by the date.
4. Enter a Host name. This is the server where the import service is located.
5. Select a port and binding type.
6. Click Check Connectivity. This will confirm that the settings are correct. The ATS Collector Monitor Service must be running for this to work.
If you are able to ping the host but the importer service is not reachable you may need to allow the port to send and receive external data by modifying the firewall settings on the host. See here.
7. Click OK.
The Importer is added to the list.
To use an Importer Service it must be assigned to a Collector Service. For information on how to do this, see here.