You can load data to Enterprise Performance Management Architect using flat files or interface tables. After you deploy the Enterprise Performance Management Architect application, the loaded data is available in Planning. Load flat files can contain metadata for the following:
Account, Entity, Scenario, Version, Period, Year, and Currency dimensions
User-defined dimensions
Aliases
Smart List dimensions
If you use flat files, you can include any combination of dimensions in the load file, and can have multiple load files (one file for the Account, Scenario, and Version dimensions, for example). You perform these tasks to load data using flat files:
Create an import profile.
Map dimensions in the load file to dimensions in Planning Dimension Library.
Map fields for the load file to dimension properties in Planning Dimension Library.
Run the import profile.
Check the status of job and correct any import errors.
See the Enterprise Performance Management Architect Administrator's Guide for detailed instructions.