Databases Reference
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Use the Import function to simplify the task of entering column names. After you
use the Auto Fill function to fill in the preliminary data, click
Import
. The Import
Column Definitions window displays, as shown below.
Display 8.12
Import Column Definitions Window
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Select the
Get the column names from column headings in this file
radio
button and keep the default settings for the fields underneath it. Click
OK
to save
the settings and return to the Column Definitions window. The names from the
first record in the external file are populated in the
Name
column. You now can edit
them as needed. The preliminary metadata is shown in the following display.
Note:
If you use the get column names from column headings function, the
value in the
Starting record
field on the
Data
tab in the view pane in the
Column Definitions window is automatically changed. The new value is 1 greater
than the value in the
The column headings are in file record
field in the
Import Column Definitions window.
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