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The import parameters should be defined in the metadata file to enable the user to give some default values to the respective parameters of the template file. If import parameters are defined, the user will be able to set their values through the import definition data entry page. The import parameters are mapped to the template file's parameters through the importparameternamethe <importparametername>, which must be the same as the name of the header of the respective parameter in the template file. So, based on the example below, the template file must have columns with headers custom_parameter1 and custom_parameter2. When defining the import parameters, it is mandatory to define all the information for them. The importparameterkey The <importparameterkey> is the label that will appear for the parameter in the data entry page and the importparametertype the <importparametertype> is the type of the parameter and it can be one of the following: java.lang.String, text, java.lang.Integer, java.math.BigDecimal, java.util.Date, password, java.lang.Boolean and enum. If enum is defined as the type, then an additional tag must be defined, the importparameterclassnamethe <importparameterclassname>, which indicates the class of the import parameter.
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