Help me in design of data model for flat files

Hello guru's,
                    my client gave me excel spreadsheets and told to analyze what are the things i have to look into those. and also my manager introduced to one of the finace user . what are the questions i have to ask user regarding those files. the excel spreadsheets contains actual data, budget data and forecast data.
                    one more thing SAP FICO in ECC is in realization phase. my manger told me that you have to map all G/L accounts and Costcenters with R/3 because there excel spreadsheets have different format.
          send me what are all questions i have to ask user? there are no documnets also so can you please tell me what are all documents i have to prepare like func spec or tech spec?
Thanks,
Sneha

Hi,
First thing you need to ask the finance person, what are the buisness requirement?
you first take down what all he says and tell him or her that you would contact him again with after sometime.
post the exact requirent here, then someone may help you
Thanks
Mohammad Riaz
Edited by: Shadow on Nov 11, 2008 6:02 AM
Edited by: Shadow on Nov 11, 2008 6:03 AM

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