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Data Cleansing: About the Tools Available
A time-consuming part of the data loading process is reviewing and cleansing the data and ensuring that it meets the data format requirements specified by the appropriate RBInfo files and DTDs.
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Data files must be in XML format and must comply with the DTD supplied with the Windchill installation (available from the standardX20 directory). For information about creating and validating XML data files, see Validating the XML Format.
This section provides the pros and cons of different tool options for cleansing the data.