Import of data in Planning engine

The Import process populates various types of data in the Planning engine. The data is imported from an external system.

These data types can be imported:

  • Master data such as calendar and resource data
  • Bucket level quantity data
  • Variables

The Administrator defines the import process in the external system using a set of field mappings that determine the type of import and define the values to be imported.

Import process

A planner executes the import process from an external system. The process provides the Planning Engine with a set of mappings and the related data that is imported.

Note: 
  • A summary message containing information such as number of records imported, number of records rejected, and duration of the import is reported on the completion of the import process.
  • If an import process fails or is aborted, all the changes in the planning engine are discarded.
  • In case of an error, a warning message is reported by the Planning Engine and the details are logged in the Audit log as required.