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# Importer

* The following options refer to the required columns in our import file layout ([Sample File Layout and Data Dictionary](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JgNVAe_3wJv0GbM4Qmhg8Wu7Ukx5t64h/edit?usp=sharing\&ouid=116755403590750856569\&rtpof=true\&sd=true))
* **Which fields drive the acceptable time period for inbound courses? (“SendEditionX”)**
  * In cases where credits are only granted for courses completed during a certain time period, you can configure which fields will set the time period on the individual equivalencies:
    * Neither. Accept all regardless of date course taken. 
    * SendEditionLowYear / SendEditionHighYear 
    * ActiveDateBegin / ActiveDateEnd
* In cases where there's a default earliest year that you don't accept courses before, you can set that value which will override the individual years set on the equivalency rule level:
  * **Do you have a default earliest time period that we should not accept courses before (overriding all else)?**
    * Leave this value blank if you only want to use the dates stated directly in the rules.
* When importing equivalency data, you have the ability to deactivate existing rules.  The following option dictates whether or not existing rules should be deactivated:
  * **Which fields drive the duration that a rule is active? (“EffectiveFrom”/”EffectiveTo”)**
    * Neither. Keep all rules active. 
    * ReceiveEditionLowYear / ReceiveEditionHighYear 
    * ActiveDateBegin / ActiveDateEnd
* **Ignore ReceiveEditionHighYear?**
  * Does ReceiveEditionHighYear turn off a rule? Or, would you still accept a course that was taken in a future year’s catalog?
    * Enable this option if you'd like to still apply prior years’ rules by default regardless of ReceiveEditionHighYear.
* **When credits granted come in as a range (e.g., “1-24”), should we use the min value (“1”) or max value (“24”)?**
  * Do not import. Throw error for range. 
  * Min value 
  * Max value
* In addition to turning off auto-approval while also matching at the equivalency rule level, this option allows you to turn off auto-approval if a rule has a public comment:
  * **Do public comments turn off auto-approval?**
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