IDLe is an emulator of a popular data source DBC. Unfortunately DBC Signal does not support loading of historical data. The task of filling up the gaps is left for the analytical package developers. For example TradeStation has this option. The problem is that the software usually cannot download data from alternative sources. The simplest way to load custom data to TradeStation is to use a file. A text file format can be used as well as a binary format. Export from a text file cannot be fully automated thus IDLe uses TradeStation's own format – ".omz" (OMega Zip). OMZ-files store data sorted by days and aggregted into folders by months. The OMZ files produced by IDLe can be imported into Global Server.

Attention! Before importing data from OMZ-files delete in the Global Server existing data for the same period. Otherwise data will be corrupted.

IDLe can do the following when working with TradeStation:

Action	When executed	Settings
Feeding current quotes in real time.	IDLe is connected to the server, GlobalServer started, current symbols are attached. The button "Send data to clients" () is pressed.	The option Keep Connection is checked, also the Syncronize local time should be checked, the value of Download period should be in the range of 60-720 minutes.
Create archive of historic data.	At any time when the "Export to Omega" () button is pressed or automatically when the history is loaded ("Automaticaly export received data" is checked).	Enter path to a folder with data in "Create Omega zip files in" field.
Automatic loading of historic data in the GlobalServer.	After archives are created when "Enable smart import" is checked. Since IDLe is emulating user actions (pressing buttons, entering text), user should not do anything else with the computer, should not work with other application, switch between applications, etc. In addition, the computer should be sufficiently fast and should not be slowed down by other applications. Otherwise the archives would have to be loaded manually.	"Enable smart import" is checked.

If data cannot be loaded automatically, it should be done manually:

1. From the Global Server delete all data for the period you are about to load.
2. In the GlobalServer choose menu item "File"|"Import Data"|"Server 4.0 format".
3. Choose the folder with files for the given month, then choose the files, press the "Open" button.
4. If you want to load files for longer period than a month, repeat actions above.
5. Press the button "Next >".
6. Choose "Symbols matching those in Portfolio" and press "Next >" again.
7. Press "Next >" then "Finish".
8. If you want to load daily data, use the steps above to load data from "iYYMM.omz" files from the folder in the "Create Omega zip files in" field, where YY is year, MM is the month number.