Creating Virtual Organizational Structures
To create a virtual organizational structure, do the following:
| 1. | Create a CSV (comma-separated values) file that defines the virtual organization structure. |
| 2. | Import the CSV file using the organizational-structure–import functionality available in FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. |
CSV File Structure for Defining Virtual Organizational Structures
The file must contain a unique organization name and a comma-separated list of user IDs. You can have any number of user IDs on a single line. There is a single, unique parent or root (specified using the keyword Organization name) for all of the leaf nodes (user IDs).
Important:The keyword Organization name must be spelled exactly as shown. The string that follows the keyword Organization name represents the name of the root node.
The following shows the format for a virtual organization structure named Engineering Germany, that contains several users.
Organization name: Engineering Germany
userID1, userID2, userID3,
userID4, userID5, userID6
Importing this CSV file into FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications will create a virtual organizational structure with a root node of Engineering Germany. The second level of this virtual organizational structure will contain six users: userId1, userId2, userId3, userId4, userId5 and userId6.
Importing the CSV File to Create a Virtual Organizational Structure
You import a CSV file to create a virtual organizational structure. Importing a virtual organizational structure is the same as importing an organizational structure using an XML file. The file extension (.csv) tells FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications that this is a virtual organizational structure.
To import a virtual organizational structure, using a CSV file:
| 1. | From the Reporting tab, under the Organizational Structures section, click Organizational Structures. |
| 2. | Click the Browse button in the upper-right part of the page and browse to the CSV file that contains your definition for the virtual organizational structure. |
| 3. | Click Import. |
Note:Virtual organizations cannot be modified via CSV-file import. If you attempt to import the a CSV file containing the same organization name as a previously imported file, it will trigger an exception. You can modify a virtual organization via the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications user interface.
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