OutlineLoad utility not loading data

Question

Hello,
I am loading data into Workforce Planning 11.1.2.1 with OutlineLoad utility (In "Administration>Data Load Settings" Data Load Dimension is "Employee", Driver Dimension is "Account" with loaded account members listed).
I load accounts of "Date" data type which are in "yyyymmdd" format in my CSV file - so these accounts are not loaded.
I will be very grateful for any hints on how to resolve my issues!
Thank you!
Edited by: Jedi Knight on Sep 20, 2012 2:21 PM

Answer 1

I am not sure which patch version you are running but from 11.1.2.1.102 there was an additional parameter available for when loading date type members.
"The date format setting for accounts of type “Date” was not always respected in the Outline Load Utility. This patch resolves this issue. It also enables youto override the date format defined in the ‘Attribute Date Format’ setting in the ‘Application Settings’ dialog using the new “/DF” parameters:
· /DF:MM-DD-YYY
The date data type values on a data load are assumed to be month-day-year. For example, 12-23-2011
· /DF:DD-MM-YYYY
The date data type values on a data load are assumed to be day-month-year. For example, 23-12-2011
· /DF:YYYY-MM-DD
The date data type values on a data load are assumed to be year-month-day. For example, 2011-12-23
This is a sample .csv file and command parameters:
Value,Driver Member,Data Load Cube Name, Point-of-View
12-22-2011,aDate,Plan1,"e1,Local,Jan, Current, BU Version_1, FY11"
OutlineLoad /A:<app name> /U:<admin user name> /DF:MM-DD-YYYY /I:c:\<.csv file name> /TR /L:c:/ outlineLoad.log /X:c:/outlineLoad.exc"
Cheers
John
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