# Import node common properties #

Properties that are common to most import nodes are listed here, with information on specific nodes in the topics that follow\.

<!-- <table "summary="Import node common properties" class="defaultstyle" "> -->

Import node common properties  

Table 1\. Import node common properties

| Property name     | Data type                     | Property description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `asset_type`      | `DataAsset`  <br>`Connection` | Specify your data type: `DataAsset` or `Connection`\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `asset_id`        | *string*                      | When `DataAsset` is set for the `asset_type`, this is the ID of the asset\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `asset_name`      | *string*                      | When `DataAsset` is set for the `asset_type`, this is the name of the asset\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `connection_id`   | *string*                      | When `Connection` is set for the `asset_type`, this is the ID of the connection\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `connection_name` | *string*                      | When `Connection` is set for the `asset_type`, this is the name of the connection\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `connection_path` | *string*                      | When `Connection` is set for the `asset_type`, this is the path of the connection\.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `user_settings`   | *string*                      | Escaped JSON string containing the interaction properties for the connection\. Contact IBM for details about available interaction points\.<br><br>Example:<br><br>`user_settings: "{\"interactionProperties\":{\"write_mode\":\"write\",\"file_name\":\"output.csv\",\"file_format\":\"csv\",\"quote_numerics\":true,\"encoding\":\"utf-8\",\"first_line_header\":true,\"include_types\":false}}"`<br><br>Note that these values will change based on the type of connection you're using\. |

<!-- </table "summary="Import node common properties" class="defaultstyle" "> -->

<!-- </article "role="article" "> -->