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- In the Data tab, choose a repository from the server menu and click the add data set button.
- Specify a name for the data set and a name for the record type name (optional).
- Choose the From CSV File option and click Next.
- Choose the file containing the data when prompted. The uploader detects column headers. By default, the encoding is set to UTF-8. The separator and quote characters are set also to common characters by default. If your file has a different encoding or uses different separator and quotation mark characters, change them in the drop-down menu.
(Optional) Configure how the data is imported. Click in a field in the File options and choose from the available settings. Enable the Trim spaces option to remove extraneous spaces from the data. You can designate a field as a key, value, or both. Keys enable message responders to find the correct row of data to construct responses.
- Click Create when finished configuring the data set. A task is to import the data will be added to the Test Data task queue (see Reviewing Tasks in Test Data). The data set may not appear on the repository or be available immediately. You can continue using CTP while the import task is being processed. A message will tell you when the import is finished.
- Click on the data set to edit the data. See Adding and Modifying Data.