Importing an Encrypted File into WFM

To import an encrypted file into WFM, you must add an import task to the Job Scheduler which specifies you are importing a PGP encrypted file. Job Scheduler can decrypt the file and import the information into WFM.

The high level steps will be provided in this guide, but you will need to refer to the Infor Workforce Management Time and Attendance Implementation and Administration Guide for detailed steps on the following:

Adding import tasks to the Job Scheduler
Using config mode
Setting field level security

To import an encrypted file:

Create an import task in Job Scheduler by navigating to Maintenance > System Administration > Job Scheduler in the WFM application and clicking Add Schedule.

For the specific steps and parameters involved, see Adding import tasks to the Job Scheduler in Infor Workforce Managment Time and Attendance Implementation and Administration Guide.
Once your import task has been created in Job Scheduler, navigate to Maintenance > System Administration > Job Scheduler and click Parameters for the import task that you just created.
Click the Turn ON config mode gear icon which will enable config mode for the displayed fields.
Click the lock icon for the File is PGP Encrypted field.
In the Security Configuration popup dialog, you can determine which Security Group(s) will have access to the File is PGP Encrypted field (hidden by default) by selecting the Act option for the Permission Flag:
- Act: Allows full access to the field.
- view: Allows read-only access to the field.
- Deny: Denies access to the field.
Once enabled, the File is PGP Encrypted field will be visible on all import, import multi-row and import fixed-width parameter pages.
After you have specified your settings, click Save and click Submit.
Click the config mode gear icon once again to exit config mode.
Complete your Job Scheduler import task according to the details in the Adding import tasks to the Job Scheduler topic in Infor Workforce Management Time and Attendance Implementation and Administration Guide.
Once your Job Scheduler import task is fully configured, you can schedule and run the task to import PGP encrypted files. Job Scheduler will decrypt the file and import the data into WFM. The encrypted file is removed from the Job Scheduler machine and the decrypted version of the file is placed in the OLD directory on the Job Scheduler machine.

If Job Scheduler fails to import the encrypted file, the decrypted file is placed in the BAD directory on the Job Scheduler machine.