|
Populating a Data File for Testing and Simulating Purposes |
  
|
Populating a Data File for Testing and Simulating Purposes
|
Populating a Data File for Testing and Simulating Purposes |
|
Overview
To test and/or debug the project, it becomes necessary to populate the existing data files (especially when dealing with "Lookup" files").
To Populate Data Files
Step-by-step
1. Go to the "Data Files" module and select the desired file to populate.
2. Right-click the file and, in the resulting menu, select “Properties”.
3. In the "properties" window, click 
(located on the upper right corner) to open a "File Data Viewer" window.
This is where you add data.
4. Click the desired field and fill in the required values.
5. If required, click 
to sort the entered data according to the available sorting possibilities ("Field 1"/"Fields 1 + 2"/"Fields 1 + 2 + 3"/"Fields 1 + 2 + 3 + 4").
This option is only available if you select a sorting field option in the data file's properties window ("Sort on" drop-down in the "General" tab).
6. Click 
to finish populating the data file or 
to abort the operation.
Use the 
icon to add a record.
Click 
to delete the selected record.
To import data into that opened file from an external data file, click 
. See Import Data into an Opened Data File
To search data in an opened file, click 
. See Search Data in an Opened Data File