Manual data import

Users can use the manual data import feature to import the time series data of the child-edge as a file.

Description

This article describes how to import the time series data of a child-edge as a file using the manual data import feature.

Get ready before you start

Create a new data import task

  1. Select Offline Data Management > Manual Data Import, Select Parent Edge and Time Series Data Import Periods, and click Import to net gap.

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  2. After that, an import task is generated at the top of the task list below the page.

    The data import task list field and its description

    Field

    Description

    The trigger time

    The task build time

    State

    The current state of the task, including: Import, Import success, import failure

    The task category

    Task classification, currently only includes: import to the net gap

    Synchronization data type

    The imported data type currently includes only: time series data

    The total number of devices

    The total number of devices that need to be imported

    The number of devices to sync

    The number of devices waiting to be imported

    Note

    The reason of the failure of an import task can be checked by clicking the “?” icon.

Results

After the import task is generated, the system queries the uploads of the child-edge, parse and import data files into the TSDB of the parent edge. This process is time-consuming and varies depending on the number of devices, the time period, and the number of points measured for each device. Users can see how the import progressed by querying the task status, total number of devices, and number of devices to be synchronized.

  • If the status is: the import succeeds or the export fails, the import task ends.

  • If the status is: the import in progress, the current progress percentage is the number of devices to be synchronized /total number of devices.

The next step

The user can query the TSDB interface of the parent edge to further check the data. For details, see TSDB API.