Settings

The settings available in the template manager's Settings tab are described in the table below:

Setting Description
Project Name Required. Used to create the project in Portfolio; must be unique per batch.
Start Year Required.
Periodicity Required.
Project Type Optional.
Import Start Date Required if any periodic data is set up using the Import Dates mapping option. Impacts the start date of the imported data.
Import End Date Required if any periodic data is set up using the Import Dates mapping option. Impacts the end date of the imported data.
Is Failure Scenario Optional.
Other Settings Optional.
Period Required. Defines the column that contains the period information.
Data Start Row Required. Defines the row on which the import data starts.
Data Header Row Required if any data is set up using Worksheet Column Lookup mappings. Defines the row on which the loader will search for lookup values in any Worksheet Column Lookup mappings.
Worksheets to Include Allows the user to select which worksheets will be processed, others will be ignored. The default is to import data from all worksheets.
Worksheets to Exclude Allows the user to select which worksheets will be ignored, others will be processed. Will be ignored if 'Worksheets to Include' has been set.
Project Data Sheet Required.
Project Periodic Data Length Required. Defines the default number of periods containing periodic data.

Single Project Workbook

The settings for a Single Project Workbook mapping template are defined as shown in the table below.

Setting Mapping variable
Project Name Workbook Name; User Entered; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Start Year Manual Setting; Import Date; User Entered; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Periodicity Annually; Semiannually; Quarterly; Monthly; Mixed
Project Type Manual Setting, User Entered, Workbook Range, Worksheet Range
Import Start Date User Entered; Import Date; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Import End Date User Entered, Import Date; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Is Failure Scenario User Entered; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Other Settings User Entered; Workbook Range; Worksheet Range
Period n/a
Data Start Row n/a
Data Header Row n/a
Worksheets to Include n/a
Worksheets to Exclude n/a
Project Data Sheet n/a
Project Periodic Data Length n/a

Single Project Worksheet

The settings for a Single Project Worksheet mapping template are defined as shown in the table below.

Setting Mapping variable
Project Name Worksheet Name; User Entered; Worksheet Range
Start Year Manual Setting; Import Date; User Entered; Worksheet Range
Periodicity Annually; Semiannually; Quarterly; Monthly; Mixed
Project Type Manual Setting; User Entered; Worksheet Range
Import Start Date User Entered; Import Date; Worksheet Range
Import End Date User Entered; Import Date; Worksheet Range
Is Failure Scenario User Entered; Worksheet Range
Other Settings User Entered; Worksheet Range
Period n/a
Data Start Row n/a
Data Header Row n/a
Worksheets to Include Sheet Selection
Worksheets to Exclude Sheet Selection
Project Data Sheet n/a
Project Periodic Data Length n/a

Multi-Project Worksheet

The settings for a Multi-Project Worksheet mapping template are defined as shown in the table below.

Setting Mapping variable
Project Name User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Start Year Manual Setting; Import Date; User Entered
Periodicity Annually; Semiannually; Quarterly; Monthly; Mixed
Project Type Manual Setting; User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Import Start Date User Entered; Import Date
Import End Date User Entered; Import Date
Is Failure Scenario User Entered
Other Settings User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Period Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Data Start Row User Entered
Data Header Row User Entered
Worksheets to Include Sheet Selection
Worksheets to Exclude Sheet Selection
Project Data Sheet n/a
Project Periodic Data Length n/a

Single Variable per Worksheet

The settings for a Single Variable per Worksheet mapping template are defined as shown in the table below.

Setting Mapping variable
Project Name User Entered; Worksheet Range
Start Year Manual Setting; Import Date; User Entered
Periodicity Annually; Semiannually; Quarterly; Monthly; Mixed
Project Type Manual Setting; User Entered; Worksheet Range
Import Start Date User Entered; Import Date
Import End Date User Entered; Import Date
Is Failure Scenario User Entered
Other Settings User Entered; Worksheet Range
Period n/a
Data Start Row n/a
Data Header Row n/a
Worksheets to Include n/a
Worksheets to Exclude n/a
Project Data Sheet Sheet Selection
Project Periodic Data Length n/a

Single Row Project

The settings for a Single Row Project mapping template are defined as shown in the table below.

Setting Mapping variable
Project Name User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Start Year Manual Setting; Import Date; User Entered
Periodicity Annually; Semiannually; Quarterly; Monthly; Mixed
Project Type Manual Setting; User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Import Start Date User Entered; Import Date. N.B.: Not supported for loading periodic variables
Import End Date User Entered; Import Date. N.B.: Not supported for loading periodic variables
Is Failure Scenario User Entered
Other Settings User Entered; Worksheet Column; Worksheet Column Lookup
Period n/a
Data Start Row User Entered
Data Header Row User Entered
Worksheets to Include Sheet Selection
Worksheets to Exclude Sheet Selection
Project Data Sheet n/a
Project Periodic Data Length User Entered