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This method creates and automatically starts an import process for the contacts listed in the xmlDoc parameter. You can use this method instead of calling a sequence of NewImportProcess and StartProcess methods. StartImportProcesses can also be used to update fields of an existing contact. Please note that, while updating, empty parameters are handled as "do not update this field", not as "overwrite with an empty value".

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Parameter 

listsIDs
string 

Mandatory - List identifiers. You can include multiple list IDs, separated by semicolons.
(See "Lists and Groups" section below for more information and examples.)

Example:  1;2;3

listsGUIDs
string 

List GUIDs. You can include multiple list GUIDs, separated by semicolons.
(See "Lists and Groups" section below for more information and examples.)

Example:  abc-123-def-456;ghi-789-jkl-123;mno-456-pqr-789

xmlDoc
string 

When specified: An XML string containing the recipients to be imported to the specified lists and groups. In this case the method Does not import any pending lists that were previously submitted using NewImportProccess

If not specified (NULL): method sequentially imports all pending XML structures that have been previously submitted using NewImportProccess. This option is available only starting from MailUp 8.2.1 or higher

See "Best Practices" and "XML Structure" sections below for known restrictions, more information and examples.

groupsIDs
string 

Mandatory - Group identifiers for each list, separated by semicolons. You can specify multiple groups for each list as well, separated by commas.
(See "Lists and Groups" section below for more information and examples.)

Example:  22,23;24;25

importType
integer 

Mandatory - Import type.

 

Any empty field is ignored if importType is equal to 1,2 or 3

  • 1 = import occur only on email channel (mobile number, if present, is discarded)
  • 2 = subscriptions occur only on SMS channel (email address, if present, is discarded)
  • 3 = subscriptions occur on both email and SMS channels (no field is discarded)
mobileInputType
integer 

Mandatory - Mobile number input type.

1 = Entire number

 

Any empty field overwrites the value on MailUp if importType is equal to 4, 5 or 6

  • 4 = import occur only on email channel (mobile number, if present, is discarded)
  • 5 = subscriptions occur only on SMS channel (email address, if present, is discarded)
  • 6 = subscriptions occur on both email and SMS channels (no field is discarded)


mobileInputType
integer 

Mandatory - Mobile number input type.

  • 1 = Entire number in a single field
  • 2 = Prefix and Number separated into different fields

(See "XML Structure" section below for more information and examples.)

asPending
boolean 
optional - Import recipients as "pending" when set to true.
(Default = false) 
ConfirmEmail
boolean 
optional - Sends a confirmation request email when set to true. The system will automatically create the confirmation email based on a default template.
(Default = false) 
asOptOut
boolean 
optional - Imports recipients as "unsubscribed" when set to true.
(Default = false) 
forceOptIn
boolean 
optional - Imports recipients as "subscribed" when set to true. This will re-subscribe recipients that have previously unsubscribed.
(Default = false) 
replaceGroups
boolean 
optional - Replace existing groups when set to true. The system will automatically remove previously subscribed groups and keep only the groups specified in the groupsIDs parameter.
(Default = false) 

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Code Block
languagehtml/xml
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<ws:listsIDs>1;2</ws:listsIDs>
<ws:listsGUIDs>66af9900-7dd7-4cca-9125-beadaf3a3a59;0e591119-xxxx-yyyy-zzzz-6ac75384b564</ws:listsGUIDs>
<ws:groupsIDs>;</ws:groupsIDs>
 Add recipients to multiple lists (one group per list)

In this example, we specify both the listsIDs and the listsGUIDs parameters. Each of the parameters must have the same number of elements (separated by semi-colons). In this case, we are specifying group 22 for list 1, and group 13 for list 2.

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languagehtml/xml
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<ws:listsIDs>1;2</ws:listsIDs>
<ws:listsGUIDs>66af9900-7dd7-4cca-9125-beadaf3a3a59;0e591119-xxxx-yyyy-zzzz-6ac75384b564</ws:listsGUIDs>
<ws:groupsIDs>22;13</ws:groupsIDs>

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The XML structure for each recipient needs to be consistent for all subscribers, and include empty tags for required values that are empty. When specifying the phone number for a recipient, the structure of your XML must match the mobileInputType parameter, where either the entire phone number is represented in a single attribute, or the prefix and number are represented in separate attributes. 

For example, if the mobileInputType parameter is set to 1,use the following XML structure:

Code Block
languagehtml/xml
<!--Option 1: number and prefix in a single field (use mobileInputType=1)-->
<subscriber email="user@myprovider.com" Prefix="" Number="+0018889624587" Name="">

If the mobileInputType parameter is set to 2, use the following XML structure:

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languagehtml/xml
<!--Option 2: number and prefix in separate fields (use mobileInputType=2)-->
<subscriber email="user@myprovider.com" Prefix="+001" Number="8889624587" Name="">


In case you also need to specify personal data fields an example is provided below 

Note

Personal data fields shall be specified in progressive order and you shall also include empty fields. It is also recommended to use the same data structure (i.e. the same number of fields for each record, even if some fields are empty) for all subscribers. In case of update of an existing subscriber, the empty fields are handled as "don't change this field" , if when you specify 1, 2 or 3 as ImportType.

If you want to clear a field you should specify a space character between double quotes: " "update an existing subscriber and clear one or more of its fields you shall use import type with value 4, 5, or 6; in this case any empty field in xmlDoc parameter resets the correspondent field on MailUp console account.

Code Block
languagehtml/xml
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<subscribers>
  <subscriber email="mike@example.com" Prefix="" Number="" Name="">
    <campo1>Mike</campo1>
    <campo2>Brown</campo2>
    <campo3>Example Company</campo3>
    <campo4>Los Angeles</campo4>
    <campo5> </campo5>
    <campo6>90125</campo6>
    <campo7>CA</campo7>
    <campo8>US</campo8>
    <campo9>555 Some Street</campo9>
    <campo10></campo10>
    <campo11>555-123-1234</campo11>
  </subscriber> 
  <!-- repeat for each recipient to import -->
</subscribers>

You can use 0 and 1 in place of true and false for boolean parameter values.

 

Note
titleUnsupported characters in subscribers fields

All field values are handled as strings, character '|' (pipe) is not allowed and may lead to "-402" error codes

 

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Code Block
languagephp
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<?php

class MailUpWsImport {
  protected $ns = "http://ws.mailupnet.it/";
  //replace <console host name> with the host name of your console
  protected $WSDLUrl = "http://<console host name>/services/WSMailUpImport.asmx?WSDL";
  protected $headers = array("User" => "user", "Password" => "password");
  protected $rCode;
  private $soapClient;
  private $xmlResponse;
  protected $domResult;

  function __construct() {
    $this->header = new SOAPHeader($this->ns, "Authentication", $this->headers);
    $this->soapClient = new SoapClient($this->WSDLUrl,array("trace"      => 1,"exceptions" => 0));
    $this->soapClient->__setSoapHeaders($this->header);
  }

  function __destruct() {
    unset($this->soapClient); 
  }

  //...
	
  public function startImportProcesses($processData) {
    try {
      echo $processData."<br/><br/>";
      $this->soapClient->StartImportProcesses($processData);
    } catch (SoapFault $soapFault) {
      var_dump($soapFault);
    }
  }

  //...
	
}

$WsImport = new MailUpWsImport();
$xmlData = <<<EOT
<subscribers><subscriber email="test@example.com" Prefix="+39" Number="3351234567" Name="Test">
<campo1>Luigi</campo1><campo2>Rossi</campo2><campo3>Rossi consulting</campo3><campo4>Parma2</campo4><campo5>PR</campo5>
<campo6>43102</campo6><campo7></campo7><campo8>ITA</campo8><campo9>Via Garibaldi, 1</campo9><campo10>0521123456</campo10>
<campo11>0521123457</campo11></subscriber></subscribers>
EOT;

$startImportProcessData = array(
  "listsIDs" => "4",
  "listsGUIDs" => "3c5cb08c-f0b5-4bd6-9c2a-b687ecdac8b4",
  "xmlDoc" => $xmlData,
  "groupsIDs" => "22",
  "importType" => "3",
  "mobileInputType" => "2",
  "asPending" => '0',
  "ConfirmEmail" => "0",
  "asOptOut" => "0",
  "forceOptIn" => "0",
  "replaceGroups" => "0"
);
 
$WsImport->startImportProcesses($startImportProcessData);

?>

 

C#

Code Block
languagecsharp
WSMailUpImport toTest = new WSMailUpImport();

Authentication auth = new Authentication();
auth.User = tbLoginUserImport.Text;
auth.Password = tbLoginPasswordImport.Text;
auth.encType = string.Empty;

toTest.AuthenticationValue = auth;

string xmlString = "<subscribers><subscriber email=\"mike@example.com\" Prefix=\"\" Number=\"\" Name=\"\"><campo1>Mike</campo1><campo2>Brown</campo2><campo3>Example Company</campo3><campo4>Los Angeles</campo4><campo5></campo5><campo6>90125</campo6><campo7>CA</campo7><campo8>US</campo8><campo9>555 Some Street</campo9><campo10></campo10><campo11>555-123-1234</campo11></subscriber></subscribers>";

string myListId = "8";
string myListGuid = "CC9C4CBD-567B-4248-B56F-7C8364F11C5";
string myGroupsIDs = "45";
int importType = 3;
int mobileInputType = 2;
bool asPending =  false;
bool ConfirmEmail =  false;
bool asOptOut =  false;
bool forceOptIn =  false;
bool replaceGroups =  false;
string retVal = toTest.StartImportProcesses(myListId ,myListGuid, xmlString, myGroupsIDs, importType, mobileInputType, asPending , ConfirmEmail, asOptOut, forceOptIn, replaceGroups);

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