Overview of Importing Data Form Definitions

Use the ImportFormDefinition utility to import a data form definition, but not data, from a text-based file into a Planning data form. You can import rows, columns, or both. Planning imports only rows or columns that contain data. You must run the utility on a Windows system.

To import data form definitions:

  1. Prepare the data form for importing.

    See Preparing Data Forms.

  2. Prepare the data file.

    See Preparing Data Files.

  3. Run the utility.

    See Importing Data Form Definitions and ImportFormDefinition Examples.