Use this format to add or update resource codes from outside MPM. Importing resource codes will not replace the existing Resource Library in its entirety. Any resources not affected by the import remain unchanged by the import.
Resource Code (type C) records must be imported before Resource Rate (type R) records in your import file.
See Creating a New Resource for details about the fields in this import.
To successfully import your data, the import file has be in comma delimited ASCII file format.
In the table that follows, an * indicates a required field.
In the Type column:
A = alphanumeric
N = numeric
Y/N = Yes or No
For more information on the table, see Import File Formats Legend.
|
Field Position |
No. of Chars |
Type |
Field Content |
|
1* |
1 |
A |
Global import type: enter C for Resource Codes |
|
2* |
10 |
A |
Resource Code |
|
3* |
1 |
A |
Resource Type: enter R |
|
4 |
20 |
A |
Description |
|
5 |
20 |
A |
Burden Template ID; must already exist |
|
6 |
3 |
A |
EOC Class; must already exist |
|
7 |
1 |
A |
EOC Code; must already exist |
|
8 |
4 |
N |
Hours per day; may be entered in whole numbers or decimals |
|
9 |
1 |
N |
Days per week; enter 1 - 7 |
Each record must contain eight commas, one after each field except the last field (even those being left blank), and end with a carriage return.
This record imports the ENGE resource that uses the ENG1 burden template, the MFG class of cost, and Labor EOC.
C,ENGE,R,Engineer,ENG1,MFG,L,8,5