Creating Empty Import Templates
With this method, the template will contain zeros for all data in the variable.
Right click on variable to import
Select Create Variable Instance > Microsoft Excel
Save Excel spreadsheet to use as a template for future imports
Creating Populated Import Templates
With this method, the template will contain existing values from the selected scenario. The user can then overwrite particular values as necessary.
Ensure that one and only one scenario is selected
Right click on variable to import
Select See Variable > Microsoft Excel
Save Excel spreadsheet to use as a template for future imports
Using Import Templates
Open Excel template and enter data for variable
Save Excel spreadsheet as tab-delimited text file with the variable name
Close the spreadsheet
Create an import view that uses that text file (see
General View Writing for information on how to create and run views)