Importing data into Guardium Insights

Import the data from the file server into IBM Guardium Insights.

Before you begin

To see the various settings, open the main menu. Open this menu by clicking the main menu icon ()) After opening the menu, choose Integrations, and then choose the IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence (GBDI) card.

1. After reading the About information, click Next.
2. To be able to import data from IBM Security Guardium Big Data Intelligence, you need an SFTP integration or an SMB/SAMBA integration. The first page of the wizard allows you to choose an existing one or create a new one:
   1. To select an existing file transfer integration, select Select an existing integration and then choose the integration from the menu.
   2. To create a new file integration, select Create a new file integration and then select the type of file integration from the menu and click Create.
      • To learn how to create an SFTP file integration, follow the steps in Configuring an SFTP integration.
      • If you select SMB, follow the steps in Configuring SMB/SAMBA integration to create the integration.
      • After you create the integration, it will be included and selected in the Select an existing integration menu.
3. Click Next.
4. To create an import, click Create import:
   1. Provide a unique Name for the import.
   2. The Folder menu lists all of the folders that are available on the file integration server. Select one of these folders or create a new folder by entering a unique name in the Folder field.
   3. Enter the Character separator to use. By default, the comma symbol (,) is used.
   4. To import in a zip archive file, select the Compressed (zipped) check box.
   5. Select the Source of the data for the import.
   6. Depending on the data source that you choose, different data sets are available. Choose the data set for the import.
   7. The available fields are listed. To remove any of the fields, use the delete action. To remove all of the fields, click Clear fields. To add fields, use the New source and New destination fields and then click Add.
   8. Click Finish to create the import.
5. Click Next.
6. The next page provides links for next steps. You can create a scheduled job to import the data - and you can view the impacted data set.
7. Click Finish.