Import of Resource data

Resource data is imported for the classes defined in the class model. A single resource can only create or update resources for one class.

The resource data contains this information:

  • Resource attributes (user attribute or system attribute)
  • Resource default property values
  • Parent resources

The field mappings provided to the import describe the values to be imported:

  • Fields are specified in the Class.<field> format, where Class is the name of a Class existing in the class model, <field> is a named element attribute or default property for the class, for example:
    • Products.name refers to the name of the resource for Products Class.
    • Products.unit refers to unit attribute for the Products Class.
    • Products.shelf life (*) refers to default property shelf life for the Products Class.
  • Resource reference fields are provided as Class.name, where Class is the name of the referenced class. For example, Products.name refers to the name of a resource for class Products.

These mapping types are applicable for importing resources:

Mapped field Note
Class.attribute Resource attribute (user or system)
Class.default property (*) Resource default property
Parent Class.name Parent resource references
Component Class.name Allocation resource references

The referenced parent resources must exist before importing the resources that refer to the parent resources. These conditions are applicable for parent resource references:

  • References to an Allocation resource must be provided through the related Allocation classes component references.
  • References to non-existing resources display a warning message and the related resource is not imported.
Note: Import of resources for an Allocation class must specify the resource references to the Allocation class components in the mapping.

These options can be used when importing resources:

Keep resources before importing
Indicates if all existing resources for the class must be deleted before importing. Possible values:
  • On: Retains existing resources of the primary class, performs updates and creates new resources.
  • Off: Deletes all the existing resources of the primary class and creates all new resources.
Stop On First Error
Indicate that a warning or error related to the resource data must stop the import process. All the changes are discarded.
Note: If this option is not enabled, data problems (if any) are reported as an error or warning, and the import process continues.