Working with Data Files

There are two ways to add data to a Financial Management application:

Create a data file and load it into an application.
Enter data in a data grid.

Creating and loading a data file is an alternative to manually entering data in a data grid. You create data files in an ASCII format supporting multibyte character sets (MBCS) or a file encoded with the Unicode format. By default, data files use the DAT file extension. A data file can contain these sections:

Column Order
View
Data
Line Item Detail
Description

Sample data files are installed with Financial Management and are located in the Hyperion_Home\FinancialManagement\SampleApps directory.