BestPratice: OWB Load Validation Tables?

Hello All:
Quick Question:
I have multiple dozens of Validation (lookup, PK-FK, Metadata, Dim) tables that In the past I created and loaded with a sql script:
create table vjnk ....;
insert into vjunk( ....;
insert into vjunk( ....;
What would be the best way to manage these tables in OWB?
A few Ideas are:
Use XL or some flat file format and external table then have an insert/update mapping?
Do a table export on current tables but then what? (naaaa)
Use an Insert Script? (Don't think so)
I am sure the OWB gurus have a plan for this kind of table load?
Thanks
A

I was wondering what you meant by 'XL' ...
Still what you mean by how to manage these lookup tables in OWB? Do you need to continue to manually add to/update the contents of them? The recommended way of loading flat files is through external tables. If the source is Excel you can load it directly through ODBC with Oracle Heterogeneous Services.
Nikolai Rochnik

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