How to Import TV Data

The Sewer program allows you to import external TV observation data from outside vendors and integrate it with your Sewer inventory and inspection modules. Below is a basic outline of the steps involved in the data import process.

Note: The External TV Import section lists all the outside TV inspection vendors that are compatible with Lucity. Find the vendor you are using and open that section of the manual. For example, if you use Aries, select External TV Import > Aries. This will walk you through the entire TV import process in greater detail than described below.

Basic Outline:

  1. Code Setup - First, your data must be transcribed into the Lucity™ software through a code setup process. This process varies from vendor to vendor.
  2. External TV Import - Once the code setup is complete, you can import a set of TV observations. This process imports your data into a temporary file and then automatically launches the validate and transfer program.
  3. Validate and Transfer - Now the data you imported must be validated and transferred to the primary database. This is an automatic process that checks your data for duplicate records (within the validation and the master database). It also looks for key information to populate required fields. By doing this validation and transfer, you are creating the Validate.mdb file that will be transferred to the main database.
  4. Recalc All - You may want to run the Recalc All function after importing new data. This will update all the auto-calculations in the system taking into account any new data your imported.

See Also

Import and Export

Import

Validate and Transfer

External TV Import

Lucity Import