1. Populate the Input Directory

Your input directory must contain the following tables:

A profitability model ties these tables together.

Note: Profitability Management maintains a pointer to these tables and accesses them during its running. It does not import data from the tables or save that data apart from the tables themselves.

The input directory can contain the following tables:

Note: You use Profitability Management to import the data from these tables into internal storage along with other model information. Once the data has been imported, the tables in the input directory are no longer referenced.

Additional notes: