9.7   Multi Data Update Tool

The Multi Data Update (MDU) tool enables related data to be updated in several places in a selection tree at once. It allows selection tree elements to be found in a selection tree, based on criteria entered in the MDU window, and selectively update the data in the relevant elements. This helps separate the data in the selection tree from the logic. It simplifies the updating of data in large selection trees; for example, call prices which can change quite regularly in many elements of a tree.

New data values can be applied to the selection tree elements that match the criteria are returned from the search. The resulting data is then loaded back in to the selection tree.

The data may be imported from or exported to Comma Separated Value (CSV) files which may be read and edited in an external spreadsheet program.

Not all conditions and modifiers have parameters values that may be updated by MDU. Only the selection tree elements that currently support the tool have the possibility to set the Tag parameter. When defining the criteria for finding elements containing data, it is recommended to filter by Tag, as the filter by Path works best in trees with a well defined structure.