flowchart wizard

[Carla]

I am trying to use the flowchart wizard to chart a manufacturing process. I
am trying to enter the data in an excel spreadsheet to import in as the
wizard recommends and the import is failing as the names in the master name
and the shape are in conflict somewhere...can someone help me define what
exactly is to be entered in these fields please?

 

[Al Edlund]

what version of visio are you using (since this feature was dropped in
v2003). This from the visio inside out 2002 edition....
al

Importing Data to Create a Flowchart
If you know most of the information your flowchart should contain and how
the shapes should be connected to each other, you might be able to save time
by creating a data file and importing it into Visio. You can use the Import
Flowchart Data Wizard to import a text or Microsoft Excel file and generate
a flowchart from it, as Figure 9-15 shows. The wizard is particular about
the way information is formatted in the file you import. Visio includes
sample files in both formats (Sample Flowchart Data.xls and Sample Flowchart
Data.txt) that you can copy to create a worksheet with the appropriate
columns. By default, Visio installs these files in \Program Files\Microsoft
Office\Visio10\1033\Samples\Flowchart. Although the sample files create a
basic flowchart, you can specify different shapes to create any type of
flowchart.