The TEMPLATE_SYSTEM_HIERARCHY sheet in the ImportData_Sample workbook allows you to create a system hierarchy that can be imported into the Systems and Specifications task. Take, for example, the following system hierarchy created in Excel:
When you import the Excel data into the Systems and Specifications task, the system hierarchy resembles the following:
The software delivers this workbook locally to the [Product Folder]\SystemsAndSpecs\Import folder as part of the default client setup.
System1
Type the name of the parent system.
System2
Type the name of the child.
System3
Type the name of the child.
System4
Type the name of the child.
System5
Type the name of the child.
Type
Use the drop-down list to select the system type.
Permission Group
Type the name of the permission group assigned to the system name, for example, Hull, Accommodation, or Door. You assign permission groups in Project Management.
If you assign a permission group that does not exist, the Permission Group Validate Result dialog box displays so that you can correct the entry. Click Yes, and the software creates systems in the active permission groups for systems that do not exist in the model. Click No to abort the import process.
If you do not have write access for a particular permission group, you cannot create that system or its children. The software continues creating other systems, and then adds to the log file a statement such as, "The permission group ‘Permission Group Name’ for ‘System Name‘ does not have write access. Systems/objects cannot be created."