Configuring File Import Options

You can configure options used when users import information from .csv files (ASCII files with fields separated by commas) to create projects and their associated schedules, risks and RPNs, quality and quality metrics, and financials (project budgets). The attributes to be imported and the order in which they should be imported are defined in this section.

You can add attributes to be imported for a type by adding it to the corresponding import property. The attribute must be added to the type and registered. Validation is not performed on custom attributes. If the added attribute is not a standard attribute shipped with the Framework, an entry may need to be added to the emxFrameworkStringResource.properties file. Similarly, you can remove attributes that you do not want to import.

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Configuring Properties
  1. Create or open the text file to contain customized properties. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.
  2. To import risk information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.Risk =
      Values can be Type, Name, Title, Description, Risk Visibility, Estimated Start Date, Estimated End Date, Actual Start Date, Actual End Date, Risk Type, Measure of Success, and Abatement Plan.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  3. To import RPN information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.RPN =
      Values can be Type, Name, Risk Impact, Risk Probability, Risk RPN Value, Effective Date, and Status.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  4. To import quality information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.Quality =
      Values can be Type, Name, Quality Type, Problem Statement, Operational Definition, Defect Definition, Goal, Comments, Opportunity, Out Of Bounds, and Constraints.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  5. To import discrete metric information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.DiscreteMetric =
      Values can be Type, Name, Metric Source, Defects Per Million Opportunities, Defects Per Unit, Sigma, and Comments.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  6. To import continuous metric information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.ContinuousMetric =
      Values can be Type, Name, Metric Source, Mean, Standard Deviation, Upper Specification Limit, Lower Specification Limit, Sigma, and Comments.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  7. To import financial item information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.FinancialItem =
      Values can be Type, Planned Spread Option, Estimated Spread Option, Actual Spread Option, Benefit Interval, Benefit Interval Start Date, Benefit Interval End Date, Cost Interval, Cost Interval Start Date, and Cost Interval End Date.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  8. To import cost item information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.CostItem =
      Values can be Type, Name, Ledger Account Number, Planned Cost, Estimated Cost, Actual Cost, and Notes.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  9. To import benefit item information, follow these steps:
    1. Add or edit this line in the file used to import properties into a page object: 

      eServiceProgramCentral.Import.BenefitItem =
      Values can be Type, Name, Ledger Account Number, Planned Benefit, Estimated Benefit, Actual Benefit, and Notes.

    2. Set the value for this property depending on your business requirements.
  10. When finished updating the text file with all properties you want to modify, including the ones shown here, use the text file to modify the emxProgramCentral.properties page object. For more information, see Editing Properties Using MQL.