Task 1. Create the Flat File Data Objects

1. In the Analyst tool, click New > Flat File Data Object.
The Add Flat File wizard appears.
2. Select Browse and Upload, and click Browse.
3. Browse to the location of LA_Customers.csv, and click Open.
4. Click Next.
The Choose type of import panel displays Delimited and Fixed-width options. Select the Delimited option. The default option is Delimited.
5. Click Next.
6. Under Specify the delimiters and text qualifiers used in your data, select Double quotes as a text qualifier.
7. Under Specify lines to import, select Import from first line to import column names from the first nonblank line.
The Preview panel updates to show the column headings from the first row.
8. Click Next.
The Column Attributes panel shows the datatype, precision, scale, and format for each column.
9. Click Next.
The Name field displays LA_Customers.
10. Select the Tutorial_ project and the Customers folder.
11. Click Finish.
The data object appears in the folder contents for the Customers folder.