---
title: "Import Settings"
slug: "import-settings"
description: "Determine the settings for importing CIs into your CMDB by checking the boxes."
tags: ["SysAid Spaces"]
updated: 2026-07-09T11:14:55Z
published: 2026-07-09T11:14:55Z
canonical: "documentation.sysaid.com/import-settings"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://documentation.sysaid.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Import Settings

A configuration item (CI) is anything you track in the CMDB, such as assets, software products, catalog items, companies, and users. Import Settings lets you automate that tracking: turn on a setting, and SysAid creates or removes the matching CI the moment the underlying System Item changes, without you having to import it manually.

> [!NOTE]
> Available for:
> 
> Customers using SysAid Spaces. If you're using SysAid Classic, see [Import Settings](https://documentation.sysaid.com/classic/docs/import-settings).

## Configure CI imports

1. Go to **Settings > Setup & Monitoring > CMDB > Import Settings**.
2. Select or clear the checkboxes for each behavior you want SysAid to perform automatically.
3. Click **Save** before exiting.

**These checkboxes only affect CIs imported after you save this page, they don't apply retroactively to CIs already in your CMDB.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/52d3cb6c-cc81-43c2-b6f7-cbabcb449271/Images/Documentation/image-QW3RP1J5.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Please note:
> 
> - The automatic import behavior for new assets is based on the filter defined when uploading an asset. To limit which assets get imported, create a filter first on the [Importing System Items](https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/import-system-items) page.
> - To control which asset fields carry over when a CI is created automatically, see [Import Asset to CI Settings](https://documentation.sysaid.com/docs/import-asset-to-ci-settings).

## Related

- [Importing System Items](/import-system-items.md)
- [Importing CIs Overview](/importing-cis-overview.md)