In the Data Load Rule, you can specify an import format for single and multiple period data rules, which enables you to load single or multiple period files from the same location. The file can have a single period or multiple data values that correspond to different periods. ExIn this case, the import format selected must have the same target as the Location selected in the POV. If the import format is not specified, then the import format from the Location is used.
The starting and ending period selected for the rule are used to determine the specific periods in the file when loading a multiple period data file.
In the data file, when amounts are not available for contiguous periods, then you can explicitly map the respective amount of columns to required periods in the data rule. When you execute the rule, the data is loaded to the periods as specified in the explicit mapping.