Import auction results from AuctionMaestro Pro to your Blackbaud program
Before you can import auction results into your Blackbaud program, you must first export the results from AuctionMaestro Pro.
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From the AuctionMaestro Pro main screen, click the BBEC I/E Utility button. The BBEC Import/Export Utility screen appears.
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Click Export from AMPro to BBEC. The Browse for Folder screen appears.
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Select the location to save an XML file of the auction results, and click OK. A confirmation message appears.
Note: By default, AuctionMaestro Pro names the XML file “AMPROtoBBEC.xml.”
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Click OK. You can now import the XML file of the auction results into your Blackbaud program.
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In your Blackbaud program, from Events, click Import auction file. The Import a file from AuctionMaestro Pro screen appears.
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Click Choose file. The Choose file screen appears.
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Locate the XML file of the auction you exported from AuctionMaestro Pro, and click Open. If you select the incorrect file, click Clear file to remove it.
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Select the AuctionMaestro Pro Import batch template to use to handle the data imported from AuctionMaestro Pro.
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By default, any unknown constituents from the AuctionMaestro Pro database automatches with your constituent records in your Blackbaud program. To prevent the program from automatching your database, clear the checkbox.
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Click Import. After the import completes, a message appears to confirm how many rows of data were imported in the AuctionMaestro Pro Import Batch. Click OK. You are sent to the Batch Entry page where you can review and commit the auction data in the AuctionMaestro Pro Import Batch transferred from AuctionMaestro Pro. For more information about how to review and commit the AuctionMaestro Pro Import Batch, see the Batch section of the help file.