The recommended workflow is to import occupancy types using the same flat-file format as that which was used for HEC-FDA Version 1.4.3. See Appendix D of the Version 1.4.1 User's Manual for more information. Optionally, occupancy types may be entered manually. The occupancy types editor is the most complicated editor. See the page on the HEC-FDA User Interface for more information. 

Edit Occupancy Types example Auto occupancy type selected.

Occupancy types can be imported from a text file or created within the FDA occupancy types editor. To import occupancy types from a tab-delimited text file:

  1. From the Study Tree, right-click on Occupancy Types under Economics and select the import option. To view the requirements for the tab-delimited text file review the HEC-FDA Version 1.4.1 User's Manual, Appendix D (available here).
    Occupancy Types - create new or import shortcut menu commands
  2. From the import dialog enter the Base Name and Base Description.
  3. From the Tab Delimited File box, click the browser ellipse button to navigate to the appropriate text file and click Open. Then select the unique name (a field of the attribute table). Click OK to import the dataset.
    Example Import Occupancy Types From Tab Delimited File, displaying the import log.

Alternatively, to create new occupancy types, from the Study Tree, right-click on Occupancy Types under Economics and select the create new option to open a blank editor for creating new occupancy types.