What Does it Mean to Archive an Import?

When working in Virtuous, you'll come across the term "archive" in a number of different places. In the Gift and Contact Import Tool, sometimes you end up with an Import that don't want/need to import for any number of reasons. This article will cover what it means to "Archive" an Import. 

For manual entry or CSV imports, Users with the appropriate User Permissions can archive any unwanted Import. Any Imports created via any API integration cannot be archived. This is a protection to prevent any data loss as Users may not have other ways to determine what data is included in an automatically generated import.

For Imports like this, you can choose to archive an import. Users will need Admin permissions in order to archive.

Just look for the archive icon to the right of any import and select.

Admin users can also select the "Archived Imports" button in the upper right to view a list of archived imports.

On the archive screen, click on the Archive icon to the right of any import to unarchive it. This will move the specific Import back to the main screen of the Gift and Contact Import Tool, allowing the import to be processed as usual.