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Title: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: bgunn on 04 Dec 2007 08:10:47 AM
Is there a way to export/import full d-list specifications (item name, format/saved format details, calculation, calculation options (none, weight average, time average, force to zero), etc. The reason I ask is that we would like to automate the generation of some d-lists (with all properties specified) as well as generate detailed documentation on our d-lists.

Thanks,
Bill
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: tish1 on 05 Dec 2007 03:14:03 PM
You get those infos when you print a dlist. During the import you can also specify calculation options.
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: ykud on 06 Dec 2007 07:14:42 AM
Quote from: tish1 on 05 Dec 2007 03:14:03 PM
You get those infos when you print a dlist. During the import you can also specify calculation options.

Can't see any way of specifying calculation options (weighting, averages) during import in Analyst 8.1. Are you talking  about 8.2?
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: bgunn on 06 Dec 2007 06:20:47 PM
Tish,

I'm running 8.1 and don't see any way to print/export information about a d-list item's formats (all I see is the generic "Saved Format" indicator) or calculation type.

I know I can use the CalcText option to import a d-list with calculations, but I don't see a way import calculation options or formatting information.

What I would like to do is export a d-list to a text file format, edit it off-line, and then re-import the full specification for the d-list.

Is this possible? (Is there an SDK to do something like this?)

Bill
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: ykud on 07 Dec 2007 01:34:39 AM
Quote from: bgunn on 06 Dec 2007 06:20:47 PM
Tish,

I'm running 8.1 and don't see any way to print/export information about a d-list item's formats (all I see is the generic "Saved Format" indicator) or calculation type.

I know I can use the CalcText option to import a d-list with calculations, but I don't see a way import calculation options or formatting information.

What I would like to do is export a d-list to a text file format, edit it off-line, and then re-import the full specification for the d-list.

Is this possible? (Is there an SDK to do something like this?)

Bill

I'm searching for such capabilities (full export\import) since Adaytum 2.4 and it was never there.
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: bgunn on 09 Dec 2007 08:13:39 PM
Ykud,

Well at least I know I'm not missing something obvious :)

Thanks for your response.

Bill
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: tish1 on 10 Dec 2007 05:15:34 AM
It is impossible to import the calculation options in Analyst 8.2 as well. I misunderstood the question. Sorry.
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: ykud on 11 Dec 2007 04:49:46 AM
Well, let's wait for 8.3, maybe it'll show up there.
Title: Re: Export/import full d-list specifications?
Post by: bgunn on 12 Dec 2007 01:56:01 PM
Tish and Ykud,

Thank you for your comments,

Bill