A CSV (Comma Separated Values) file is a text file based on comma-separated columns, or on any other previously defined separator. In Elipse E3, these files have information about objects that were exported, and are used in the import process to create these objects properly in Elipse E3 Studio. Each column in a CSV file stands for one or more properties of an Elipse E3 object, and each row stands for an object, Link, or collection item. To ensure that these files are used correctly, users must pay attention to some details:

•The first row in a CSV file must contain a header identifying all columns correctly

•This header must necessarily contain a column identifying the type of object being imported or exported. This column's name is ObjectType. Its value is the name of an object's class, such as XObject1, DrawRect, InternalTag, or AgSimple, except for collections, which display pre-defined keywords, such as ITableBindRow or IAxis

•The header for the next columns must be the name of the property itself

•Columns can be placed in any order in a file. There can be more or less columns, without interfering in the import or export process. The only mandatory column is ObjectType, because without this column it is impossible to identify the type of object to create