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The Data Manager allows you to transfer data files to and from the server.

Prerequisites

To import a file, the file must reside in the Data Manager Data Files folder on the server.

Activities

The Upload function allows you to move files from your local machine to the Data Files folder on the server.

Note Note

The system administrator can determine which files can be uploaded into Planning and Consolidation. See Application Parameters.

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The Download function allows you to move files from the Data Files folder on the server to your local hard drive.

The following sample data files are available:

  • Import. xls

  • ImportAccess2007.xlsx

  • ImportAccess.mdb

  • ImportExcel2007.xlsx

  • ImportExcel.xls

  • Multi_period_WithNoHeather.txt

You can also 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 Team directories.

Applicable only to the NetWeaver version of the system: 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.