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There are several options for transferring data in Data Manager.

The upload and download functions allow you to move flat files such as .txt and .csv files from your local hard drive to the Data Manager Data Files folder on the server.

You also transfer data in and out of the planning and consolidation application using packages and, in the case of the planning and consolidation application for NetWeaver, process chains.

The Data Manager also allows you to preview your data files. This is useful when you are creating a transformation file and want to see a preview of the data presentation. You can preview Microsoft Access database (mdb), Microsoft Excel, and ASCII text data files. You can preview data files that reside on the server in the Company site or other Site directories.
Note The system administrator can determine which files can be uploaded into Planning and Consolidation. You can set the size parameter in the process chain template to specify how many rows of data to transfer at a time. The optimal value for this parameter depends on the SAP NetWeaver system and on additional processing of the data that might occur. Typically, values between 2,000 and 20,000 offer the best performance.