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To do so you will need either a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel if you want to use .xls files for importing or you can use a .csv file that can be opened with a similar spreadsheet program or any text editing software.
Preparing a file for import
A correct file requires you to:
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When entering data to which you want to connect your new data to in flex.bi (like Time, Account and Object Type DEPT), make sure that this data exists in flex.bi. If, for instance, flex.bi does not contain the value DEPT1 under Object Type DEPT then when attempting to import the file an error will be received informing you that new entries cannot be added to existing dimensions. The only dimension that allows adding new data to it is the Measures dimension. |
Importing the file into flex.bi
Once you have the file all you have to do is to upload it to flex.bi like you would any other file by uploading it through the Source Data tab in flex.bi
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