Importing population data
Prerequisites
• Access to the File > Requirement test > Population (REQ026) menu;
• Released population.
Introduction
See in this article how to import population data from an Excel spreadsheet. Thus, it is possible to add several populations from a template at once.
Downloading and filling out the import spreadsheet
1. Access the File > Requirement test > Population (REQ026) menu.
2. Search for and select the released population and click on 
.
3. Click on the arrow below Configurations and select Import.
4. On the screen that will be opened, click on Start.
5. The screen of the Select file step will open.
6. Go to the First time? section and click on the specified location.
7. Open the RISPOPULATIONDATA spreadsheet that has been downloaded.
8. The RISPOPULATIONDATA tab displays the columns of the population data. The Recommendations column specifies which field each column represents and which are mandatory to be filled out.
9. Fill out the columns of the population data to be imported. Each filled row in the columns will be equivalent to a section of population data.
10. Save the spreadsheet. The population data is ready to be imported.
• If the required columns are not filled out, the system will not validate the import.
• The extension of the file must be .xls and said file must maintain the same language downloaded from the system. For example: if the spreadsheet is downloaded while SoftExpert Suite is in English, but is imported later on with SoftExpert Suite in Portuguese, the system will not validate it.
• The columns of the Population fields configured as required must be filled out, or the import will be annulled.
Importing population data
Once the spreadsheet is duly filled out and saved, access the File > Requirement test > Population (REQ026) menu and perform the following steps:
1. Select the released population and click on .
2. Click on the arrow below Configurations and select Import.
3. On the screen that will be opened, click on Start.
4. The screen of the Select file step will open.
5. Click on the indicated location in the Send file field. Select the spreadsheet and click on Open.
6. Click on Next.
7. In the Execute step, check if the imported data is correct.
8. If there is an error with part of the information, click on Previous, correct the Excel file, and import it again.
9. When everything is correct, click on Next again and confirm the operation.
10. The View step will display all imported data. If any problems have occurred, the Error description column will inform the error to be corrected.
11. If there are any errors, the corrections must be made in the Excel file, which must be imported again.
12. If everything is correct, click on Finish.
Conclusion
The population data will be duly imported. This is a very practical way to create the population data all at once!