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You may find it helpful to review guidelines for preparing files for import and security considerations for data import. In addition, each type of data requires specific table formats.
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- Data Import Security
Vantagepoint closely controls who can use the Data Import utility. - Preparing Files for Import
To be loaded into Vantagepoint using an import in the desktop application, a file must be either a text (.txt) file, a comma-separated values (.csv) file, or an ODBC DSN file (Access table or another SQL Server database). - Validating Data
Before you import a table into Vantagepoint, Vantagepoint must validate its contents. During validation, Vantagepoint compares the project numbers, employee numbers, accounts, and other information in the table to the setup information previously entered into Vantagepoint. - Vantagepoint Table Names
The Vantagepoint tables have corresponding import files.
Parent Topic: Desktop Imports Utility