Updating Alternative Demand

Alternative Demand can be updated from CSV filesComma Separated Variable file format is a standard file format that can be imported and exported by many software packages. Many types of data can be imported and exported using csv format by InfoWorks.. The files have to be in an appropriate format, and may need specific filenames.

Alternative Demand can also be updated from external data sources via the Open Data Import Centre.

Updating Alternative Demand from CSV Files

1. Right click a checked out Alternative Demand Set and select Update from CSV Files from the context menu. This will display the Import CSV Data dialog.
2. The dialog allows you to choose a flag to attach to all the updated data. If a flag is selected, every piece of data which is allowed to have a flag will be given this flag. Click OK to continue. This displays a standard Windows File dialog.
3. Select one or more CSV files with which to update the Alternative Demand set and click Open when ready. The Windows File dialog will be displayed again to give you an opportunity to add more files to the update. This allows files from different directories to be selected. Continue choosing files and clicking Open until you have selected all your files. To complete the update, click Cancel on the file dialog.
4. Finally, a report is displayed, listing the results of the update.

Updating Alternative Demand Using the Open Data Import Centre

1. Right click a checked out Alternative Demand Set and select Update using Open Data Import Centre from the context menu.

   This will display the Open Data Import Centre.

2. Set the import options required. The options are described in full detail in the Open Data Import Centre topic.
3. Click Import to carry out the update process.  

See the Open Data Import Centre section for more details.