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Therearetwowaystoopenadatafilewithawizard:fromtheWelcomescreenorfromtheFilemenu.
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FromtheWelcomescreen
1.
OpenthePlanetPressConnectWelcomepagebyclickingthe iconatthetoprightor
selecttheHelpmenuandthenWelcome.
2. ClickNew DataMapper Configuration.
3. FromtheUsing a wizardpane,selecttheappropriatefiletype.
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FromtheFilemenu
1. Inthemenu,clickFile > New.
2. ClicktheData mapping Wizardsdrop-downandselecttheappropriatefiletype.
Thestepstotakewiththewizarddependonthefiletype.See:
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"UsingthewizardforCSVandExcelfiles"onpage205
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"Usingthewizardfordatabases"onpage207
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"UsingthewizardforPDF/VTorAFPfiles"onpage211
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"UsingthewizardforXMLfiles"onpage213.ThiswizardcanalsobeusedforJSONfiles.
Generatingacounter
Insteadofcreatingadatamappingconfigurationforacertaintypeofdatafile,youmaycreateadata
mappingconfigurationthatonlycontainsaseriesofsequentialnumbers.Thisisasolutionif,for
instance,youneedtocreatesequentialticketsoranythingthathasanIDthatchangesoneachrecord.
Note: Youcan’tjointhisconfigurationtoanotherdatafile.Itisjustacountertobeappliedona
statictemplate.
Togenerateacounter:
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FromtheWelcomescreen
1.
OpenthePlanetPressConnectWelcomepagebyclickingthe iconatthetoprightor
selecttheHelpmenuandthenWelcome.
2. ClickNew DataMapper Configuration.
3. FromtheUsing a wizardpane,selectGenerate counters.
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FromtheFilemenu
1. Inthemenu,clickFile > New.
2. ClicktheData mapping Wizardsdrop-downandselectGenerate counters.
Youcansetthefollowingparameters:
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