User guide
Create default manager-assistant CSV data files
Use the BAT spreadsheet to create a CSV data file for inserting, updating, or deleting default manager-assistant
associations for both proxy and shared mode.
After you have finished editing all the fields in the BAT spreadsheet, you can export the content to a CSV
formatted data file. The file is saved to C:\XLSDataFiles or to your choice of another existing folder on
your local workstation and is assigned a default filename:
<type of operation>ManagerAssistants-timestamp.txt
where <type of operation> can be either insert or delete, and “timestamp” represents the precise date and
time that the file was created.
Procedure
Step 1
Download and open the BAT.xlt file to open the BAT spreadsheet.
Step 2
When prompted, click Enable Macros to use the spreadsheet capabilities.
Step 3
To display the manager-assistant association options, click the Default Managers-Assistants tab at the bottom
of the spreadsheet.
Step 4
Scroll to the right side of the template until you see the radio buttons and choose the type of associations for
this transaction:
• One manager, multiple assistants
• One assistant, multiple managers
Step 5
Complete all mandatory fields and any relevant, optional fields.
a) If you choose the One manager, multiple assistants radio button, enter the following information in each
row:
• Manager ID—Enter the user ID, up to 30 characters, of the manager.
• Assistant ID#—Enter the user IDs, up to 30 characters, for the assistants to whom the manager will
be associated, where the # symbol represents the number of assistants assigned to a manager.
To add more assistants, click Add more
Assistants.
Tip
b) If you choose the One assistant, multiple managers radio button, enter the following information in each
row:
• Assistant ID—Enter the user ID, up to 30 characters, of the assistant.
• Manager ID#—Enter the user IDs, up to 30 characters, for the managers to whom the assistant will
be associated. where the # symbol represents the number of managers assigned to an assistant.
To add more managers, click Add more
Managers.
Note
Step 6
Choose the operation that you want to perform:
a) To create new manager-assistant associations, click Insert.
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CSV Data File for manager-assistant associations
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