CONFIGURE PROJECT PLANNER MAPPING DEFINITIONS

Use this screen to create a link between a column you defined for the input file in the Configure Interface Settings screen and a column required for update in the Costpoint tables. To create a link, enter the column number in the Mapping Definition table. You can also supply default values for Costpoint columns and mark them so the data for those columns is captured during import.

Location

Row Definition

This non-editable table displays data from the Row Definition subtask of the Configure Interface Settings screen.

Source Name

This field displays the source name.

Source Description

This field displays the source description.

Level

This field displays the level at which the data is loaded into Costpoint. Valid levels are:

If the Type is ETC, this field must display TOTAL.

Type

This field displays the type of data contained in the input file. Valid types are:

Row Type

This field displays the row type.

Row Type Description

This field displays the row type description.

Record Type

This field displays the type of data represented by this row. Record types are:

Column Definition

This non-editable table displays data from the Column Definition subtask on the Row Definition subtask of the Configure Interface Settings screen.

Column No

This field displays the column number. This column must start at 1 and cannot skip any numbers.

Column Description

This field displays the column description.

Include

If this non-editable check box is selected, this column is used for mapping.

Repeats

If this non-editable check box is selected, this column is a repeating column.

Interval

This field defines the interval at which a repeating column repeats. If the column does not repeat, or if the repeating columns are adjacent to one another, this field displays 1.

Occurs

This field displays the number of times a repeating column repeats. If the column does not repeat, this field displays 1.

Mapping Definition

Column Description

The non-editable field displays the column description.

Column Source

This column defaults from the target definition table, and you can override the values. The selections are:

The Calculated options currently supported and their assigned values are:

You must set all of the above fields to Calculated for the source, with the exception of ORG_ID, which can be set to Calculated, Runtime, File, or Default.

Column No

You must enter a column number if the Column Source is File. Only source column numbers whose Include check box is selected can be used when mapping. A column number is not required if the Column Source is Runtime.

Default Value

You must enter a default value if the Column Source is Default. A default value is not required if the Column Source is Runtime.

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