Meraki Import

Add a schedule

1. Go to Discovery → Scheduled Scans and Imports and select the Meraki tab.

2. Select Actions → Add.

3. Fill the header:

   • Name*: e.g., Meraki Import – Org A.

   • Credential*: pick your Meraki API credential.

   • Timezone: choose the correct region.

   • Import Frequency: leave Current Time Settings and set the wheels below, or change it and still use the wheels.

   • Toggle Active (must be ON to execute a scan) and Recurring if you want it to repeat.

   • Note: Meraki has no per-service checkboxes—your credential controls what’s pulled (orgs/networks/devices the key can see).

4. Use the time wheels (Second / Minute / Hour / Day / Month / Weekday) to schedule.

5. Save. The job appears in the Meraki list with IsActive=true and a NextTriggerTime.

Import Meraki schedules

1. In the Meraki tab, open Select Actions → Import.

• You’ll see the Import Meraki Schedule popup with a Browse button and a link to Click here to download the sample file.

• Download template: In the Import Meraki Schedule popup, click the link to download the sample file.

Prepare Your File

• Headers: Keep the headers exactly as shown in the sample file.

• Fill in mandatory fields:

  • Name Must contain a string.

  • Credentials Enter Credential Name or Credential ID of Meraki Account

  • Imported Items to be imported, must be separated by commas

  • Timezone

  • Schedule fields: second, minute, hour, day, month, weekday

• Fill in optional/additional fields as required:

  • Active: true/false

  • Recurring: true/false

Import the File

1. Click Select Actions → Import.

2. In the popup:

   • Click Browse.

   • Select your prepared file.

   • Click Upload.

3. Close the dialog.

Verify Imported Schedule

• The scheduled jobs will appear in the list/grid.

• If IsActive = true, the system will automatically calculate and display NextTriggerTime.

• All other relevant columns (including credentials) will be populated.

Delete a Meraki schedule

1. Tick the checkbox for each Meraki schedule you want to remove.

2. Select Actions → Delete.

3. In Delete Confirmation, type Delete exactly, then click Delete.

4. The selected rows disappear from the grid.

5. No imports will be executed from the point of delete

6. If an active import is currently running, The import will be completed

Additional notes on Excel import behavior

When importing scan records using an Excel sheet, the following conditions and behaviors apply:

• Past timestamps are ignored

  • If the timestamp specified in the Excel sheet is a past date/time, that record will not be imported. The system will skip the record to avoid scheduling outdated scans.

• Active status handling

  • If the Active status in the Excel sheet is set to true, the record will be stored and a scan shall be triggered at the scheduled time

  • If the Active status is set to false or left blank, the record will be stored but a scan will not be triggered

• Recurring flag behavior

  • If the Recurring field is set to true, the system treats it as a recurring scan scheduled every year, and the value is stored in the DB as *.

  • If the Recurring field is set to false or left blank, the scan is treated as current year only.

• Client status requirement

  • The scan record will only be imported if the associated client is active. If the client is inactive or not properly configured, the system will not import the record.

• Time component validation

  • If the minute field is set to *, the system will not import the record.

  • If the day field is set to *, it will be interpreted as every day.

  • If the hour field is set to *, it will be interpreted as every hour.

  • If the month field is set to *, it will be interpreted as every month.

  • If the weekdays field is set to *, it will be interpreted as every week.

You can use either the month or weekdays field — not both simultaneously.

• Only numeric values are accepted in the month and weekdays fields. Alphabetic representations (e.g., "Jan", "Mon") are not allowed and will result in import failure.

Condition	Excel Import Behavior	Manual UI Behavior
Past Schedule Time	Record skipped silently	Alert message: "Enter a proper schedule time."

1. Cron Expression (human-readable)

   • This line summarizes the schedule you build with the wheels below (e.g., “at 2, 5 and 6 minutes at 0, 2, 3, 6 and 7 hours”).

   • Treat it as a preview: changing the wheels updates this text. Use it to sanity-check your schedule.