To upload your card swiping data, complete the following steps from the AWARDS Home screen:

1. Click Administration from the left-hand menu, and then click System Setup.  The System Setup fly-out menu is displayed.
2. Click Card Swiping Upload.  The Uploading Card Swiping Data Files for Import page is displayed.
3. Click Upload New Data File.  The Uploading Card Swiping Data File page is displayed.

  TIP: If you have already uploaded the data file to be imported, skip ahead to step 8.

4. Click Choose File.  The Open dialog box is displayed. 
5. Navigate to the location on your PC where the card swiping .txt file is located. 
6. Select the appropriate file and click Open.  The updated Uploading Card Swiping Data File page is displayed.
7. Click CONTINUE.  The Uploading Card Swiping Data Files for Import page is re-displayed, and the file you have chosen is now listed there.

  NOTE: In the example shown here, the file "cardswiping.txt" was uploaded by user footmels on 7/22/2010. 

8. Click the radio button next to the upload file for which data is to be imported into AWARDS.
9. Click IMPORT DATA.  At this time the import data is evaluated for format and content.  If there are errors found in the file, those errors are listed on the Card Swiping Upload Data Status page.  If no errors are found, that page instead provides information on the number of valid records being imported.
10. Click CONTINUE IMPORTING DATA.  The data import is completed and the imported records are listed on the Card Swiping Upload Completed page.

  TIP: In the event that an error was found, you will be unable to proceed with the import at this time. Instead review which piece(s) of data have been flagged as missing or invalid, and click Abort Data Import to return to the previous page.

11. To delete the imported data file at this time, click Card Swiping Upload Menu.  The Uploading Card Swiping Data Files for Import page is displayed.

  TIP: Steps 11 through 13 are optional.  It is recommended that you first verify in AWARDS that your reception desk, activity attendance, or timesheets data was imported successfully prior to deleting the data file.

12. Click the radio button next to the file to be deleted.
13. Click Purge Data File.  The data file is deleted and the updated Uploading Card Swiping Data Files for Import page is displayed.

The process of uploading and importing card swiping data is now complete.

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