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--- howtos:workwithdata:a_simple_import_view [2009/08/07 03:00]
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+++ howtos:workwithdata:a_simple_import_view [2011/06/23 20:41] (current)
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 ====== A Simple Import View ======
+Update this when I finish the view templates article. FIXME
 This simple view shows the import of three commonly used formats - tab-delimited text, comma-separated value (.csv) and the native //tool// format:
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 mortality[s,ts1,a][$index] = import (; format=tool, dataFile=$importDir/mortality)
 </code>
+===== Automated Import View =====
+Import views can also be automatically created out of Documenter. To do this:
+  - Select View Scripts -> Import from the SAMM menu
+  - Activate the control checkbox (fixed variables cannot be changes and therefore are not relevant to import views)
+  - Click OK and then specify the location to save the .v and .t files.
+Note:
+  * This process does not capture the file path that indicates the location(s) of the data source(s) nor does it specify the correct [[howtos:workwithdata:data_format_vs_file_format|data format(s)]] needed to read the data into the model. This all must be done manually.
+  * The file generated will represent the node currently selected in Documenter. If the root node is selected all of the control variables will be included in the import view. If a calculator is selected only the variables associated with that calculator will be used.

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