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title: "Calcs Convert Importer"
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updated: 2024-01-30T13:58:24Z
published: 2024-01-30T13:58:24Z
canonical: "kb.dataparc.com/calcs-convert-importer"
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# Calcs Convert Importer

The Calcs_Convert Importer imports the data from the text files generated with Build History and writes the data to tags.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image050_003.png)

**Last Cycle:** The time and date when the importer was last run.

**Directory to Read Files From:** The file path of the directory to read history files from.

**Start Importer:** Starts the importer.

**Get File Count:** Gets the number of files in the directory.

**Copy Failed File to: C:\Capstone\BackfillData\Failed:** Saves a copy of any files that failed to import to the Failed folder.

**Files per Cycle:** The maximum number of files to read in a cycle.

**Wait Between Cycles:** The time to wait between cycles in seconds.

**Specific Source:** Checking this box allows a source to be specified for the import.

**Source:** The source that contains the tags in the import.

**Daily Files:** The history files are based on having one file per tag per day.

An example of how to create a daily source file for the importer.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image052.png)

**By Tag Files:** The history files are based on having one file per tag.

An example of how to create a Tag File for the importer.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/59db2ca4-e512-446a-a143-a7c626447812/Images/Documentation/image054_002.png)