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title: "Creating and Configuring Execution Settings"
source_url: https://support.lucanet.cloud/en/documentation/consolidation-financial-planning/imports-journals/importing-data-into-lnfwh/create-and-configure-execution-settings
language: en
last_updated: 2023-08-16
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# Creating and Configuring Execution Settings

## Overview

For a selected data source, an **execution setting** is used to specify for which elements of the Lucanet data model the import is to be executed. For every data source, any number of execution settings can be created.

## Creating Execution Settings

To create an execution setting:

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In the **Import and Journal** folder in the **Overview**, click the **Importing data into Lucanet.Financial Warehouse** workspace.
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In the tree view of the workspace, right-click **Execution settings** and choose **Create | Execution settings** from the context menu:

Create execution settings

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The **Create Execution Settings** dialog is displayed:

'Create Execution Settings' dialog

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Enter the name of the execution setting in the **Element name** field.
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Choose the desired data source in the **Data source** drop-down list. All data sources created in the **Data sources** root folder are available for selection.
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Click **Save** or press **Enter** to create the execution setting.
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In the detail view of the execution setting, click **Edit** and configure the execution settings (see following section **Configuring Execution Settings**)

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## Configuring the Execution Settings

The following options for execution settings must be configured on the **Configuration** tab:

#### Data levels, adjustment levels, reporting entities

Data level, adjustment levels, and reporting entities for which the data are to be imported

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For reporting entities, the technical ID of the reporting entity must be specified in the source system, if necessary, depending on the script used.
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#### Fiscal year

Fiscal year from which the data are to be exported

#### Accounting periods

Accounting periods whose values are to be imported

If you only want to specify one period, enter the same number in both fields.

#### Update opening balance sheet values

Activate this option if opening balance sheet values are to be copied (updated)