Update Extracted Data Manually

Update Extracted Data

Update Extracted Data Manually

 

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Update Extracted Data Manually

Concept

Procedure

Quick Reference

To change a data link for a data extraction table

1. In the drawing, right-click the data extraction table. Click Data Extraction Edit Data Extraction Settings.
2. In the Data Extraction wizard, on the Define Data Source page, click Next and proceed to the Refine Data page displays.
3. Click Link External Data.
4. Click Launch Data Link Manager.
5. Click the Create a New Excel Data Link option.
6. In the Enter Data Link Name dialog box, enter a name for the data link. Click OK.
7. Click the [...] button to browse for the .xls file.
8. In the New Excel Data Link dialog box, select a link option (whole sheet, range, or Excel named range). Click OK.
9. Select the new data link in the Data LInk Manager tree view. Click OK.