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Monitoring a Bulk Import

There are two ways to monitor an import, either:

  1. Via a Web Browser, or
  2. Via the New (BETA) CLI

Via a Web Browser

Once an import has been started, it can be monitored on the Imports tab of the destination Project.

  1. Open the Flywheel Core Web App
  2. Navigate to the destination Project to which the data should be imported

  3. Navigate to the "Imports" tab of the destination Project (in the overflow menu)

    Project -> Imports Tab

  4. On the Imports tab, locate the import job in the list

A brief summary of the import job can be viewed in-line on project imports list page, including the following information:

  • Label (name)
  • Data source (External Storage)
  • User who started the import job
  • How much time has passed since the import job was started
  • Current status of the import job
  • Overflow menu with more actions

Project -> Imports List -> Job Summary

More details about the progress of the import job are available in the "Details" dialog, which can be found from the overflow menu on the import job line.

Project -> Imports List -> Job Overflow Menu

Project -> Imports List -> Job Details Dialog

Via the New (BETA) CLI

When an import job is started from the new (BETA) CLI, the CLI will automatically follow and continuously display the progress of the import job until it is completed. This automatic following behavior can be disabled by adding the --no-wait flag to the import run command when starting the import job.

You can resume following the progress of an existing import job from the CLI (even if it was started from the Web App) using the following command:

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fw-beta import get <id> --wait

Where <id> is replaced with the ID of the import job to be monitored. If you do not know the import job ID, see the article locating the import job ID.

You can exit out of this progress display by pressing Ctrl+c or by simply closing the terminal window altogether. This has no effect on the import job itself -- the import will still continue to run.

Tip

If the --wait flag is not used with the import get command, then the current status of the import will be displayed, but the CLI will then immediately exit and not continue to follow the import job for further progress.

For more information, see the new CLI documentation for import get.