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Upload Map Elements (step 1 of 2)
Now you can upload your data dictionary AND CEDS alignment.
How do I format my data dictionary?
A template with instructions is provided to assist you in creating a file that can be processed by the website.
The template was updated in May 2017 to the most recent version of Excel (.xlsx). To support the upload process,
if not using the template provided, the latest version of Excel must be used. The file size for any upload cannot exceed 250 MB.
You can upload your data dictionary into the CEDS alignment tool as an Excel (.xlsx) file.
- The first row of the worksheet you import must contain the column names.
- The column names (first row) must be text only (they cannot contain any filters, formulas, etc.)
- The worksheet name must not contain hyphens (-) or spaces.
- If you are using your own Excel or CSV file rather than the template, you will still need to download the template to get the Data Model ID and Alignment Question Response IDs necessary to upload your alignment.
Download the Excel template
(341KB)
How do I load my data dictionary?
To start the process, click the Upload a File button below. You will then choose the file to upload.
If the file contains more than one worksheet you will be asked which worksheet to upload.
Once this information is provided, the import process will load your data dictionary and associate it to the current map.