General

Organize each dimension into its own text file or database table, and then map it to its own configuration file. Because the volume of incoming structure affects the time it takes to import, you can use smaller files to incrementally get faster feedback when building your structure. Another benefit to using smaller files is that problems encountered are more readily identified and fixed because there are fewer records to sort through.

• Member import is faster when you include both the ID and name in the structure data.
• Member import and integrity checking is faster when you supply attribute values (via either mapping the attribute or by choosing defaults during a mapping session) instead of letting the system generate values for you.
• Member integrity checking is faster when all members report to a single total parent.
• Import audit on large structures is faster when hierarchies branch off the base group.