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Import data from external sources
You can import exposure data, map layers, projects, and reinsurance packages from external sources into Touchstone databases.
About importing exposure data
You import exposure data into a Touchstone exposure database and into an exposure set.
Preparing comma separated values (*.csv) import files
Before importing .csv (comma-separated values) files into Touchstone via ImportExpress, you must prepare the files.
Parts of a .csv contract file
Comma-separated values (.csv) contracts or account files contain information about the policies, layers, and sublimits that you want to import into Touchstone.

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Import data from external sources
You can import exposure data, map layers, projects, and reinsurance packages from external sources into Touchstone databases.
- Differences between property and workers' compensation exposure data
  Workers' compensation policies and certificates require special consideration at the policy/certificate and location levels.
- About aggregating similar risks
  Aggregating similar risks can reduce import and analysis times, as well as reducing disk space requirements, while still maintaining the validity of loss estimates.
- ImportExpress
  Use ImportExpress to import contract and exposure data from external sources into Touchstone databases, regardless of the format of the source.
- About importing exposure data
  You import exposure data into a Touchstone exposure database and into an exposure set.
  - Preparing comma separated values (*.csv) import files
    Before importing .csv (comma-separated values) files into Touchstone via ImportExpress, you must prepare the files.
    - Parts of a .csv contract file
      Comma-separated values (.csv) contracts or account files contain information about the policies, layers, and sublimits that you want to import into Touchstone.
      - Constructing a .csv policy file
        Follow these guidelines for creating a .csv policy (contracts) file.
    - Parts of a .csv location file
      Locations files contain important data for the specific locations you want to import into Touchstone using ImportExpress.
    - Parts of a .csv reinsurance file
      Reinsurance files contain information about facultative reinsurance and surplus shares that you want to import into Touchstone using ImportExpress.
    - Parts of a .csv step function file
      Step function files contain information about the multi-step structure of Japanese earthquake primary property policies that you want to import into Touchstone using ImportExpress.
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  - Import Comma Separated Values (CSV) files
    Use ImportExpress to import comma-separated values (.*.csv) files into Touchstone.
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  - Reference: Importing .csv Files
  - Importing data from EDM exposure databases
    Even when data is not stored in an open data format, Touchstone supports the import of data that is stored in proprietary RMS EDM (exposure data model) databases.
- Import a project
  Touchstone enables you to import a project that another Touchstone user previously exported.
- Importing map layers into Touchstone
  Use Map Layer Import to import map layers (custom GIS data) from raster or vector files into Touchstone.
- View import logs
  Import logs provide useful information, especially if you need to troubleshoot an import.
- About verification, import logs, and rejection files
  When you submit a .csv file for import, ImportExpress validates the contract, location, and reinsurance exposure data to see whether the exposure data is acceptable for import.
- About verifying import and mapping data
  The verification process validates contract, location, and reinsurance exposure data to see whether the data is acceptable for import. It does not import data automatically after the process is complete.
Projects and exposure views
Projects are a useful way to organize your data. They contain exposure views that contain the data that you want to focus on.
Geospatial analysis
Geospatial analysis enables you to perform a deterministic risk analysis with your own view of risk on accumulations of property exposures and workers' compensation information in given areas exposed to natural and man-made catastrophes.
Exposure data validation
Verisk provides a reference containing information about Touchstone exposure data.
Data Quality analysis
The most effective way to assess and enhance portfolio-level or contract-level catastrophe exposure data is to use Touchstone's Data Quality diagnostics. These diagnostics enable you to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the exposure data you are using for analyses and supplement that data when it is missing or weak.
Hazard analysis
Hazard analysis enable you to identify the relevant catastrophe hazards for locations in your exposure data.
About loss analyses
Touchstone enables you to model catastrophic (CAT) events to estimate property and workers' compensation losses.
Reinsurance
The Reinsurance Program Manager enables you to create, import, and manage reinsurance programs.
Touchstone data export types
Touchstone enables you to export different types of data.
Activity Monitor
The Activity Monitor displays the status of all activities.
Managing data sources
Use Data Source Management to manage Touchstone databases.
User model management
Use User Model Management to build custom non-Verisk models and seamlessly integrate them into Touchstone.
Model Builder
Administration Console
User interface
Reference: Common Help topics

Parts of a .csv contract file

Comma-separated values (.csv) contracts or account files contain information about the policies, layers, and sublimits that you want to import into Touchstone.


File element	Description	Required?
Policy (contract )	This field contains overarching information about the policy, such as the line of business (LOB), status, and inception and expiration dates. Touchstone uses the inception and expiration dates that you specify in the policy element to calculate losses.	Yes
Layer	This field contains information about the limits and deductibles that apply to all locations.	No
Sublimit	This field contains information about limits and deductibles that apply across multiple, but not across all, locations. The Sublimit Area field in a sublimit entry within a contracts import file (Applies To Locations field in the Touchstone user interface) and the Sublimit Area field for an individual location entry within a locations import file link the location with the sublimit. You can apply a single sublimit area to a location.	No

The following diagram illustrates the link between locations and sublimits.

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For detailed information about the fields that you can import as part of a .csv contracts or account file, see the following topics: