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# Advanced Settings (SSAS)
  This dialog box from the **Table Import Wizard** enables you to specify the encoding and the locale for the flat file you are connecting to. To access the wizard from the [!INCLUDE[ssBIDevStudio](../includes/ssbidevstudio-md.md)], on the **Model** menu, click **Import from Data Source**.  
  
## UIElement List  
  
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|Term|Definition|  
|**Encoding**|Specify the type of encoding to use: ANSI or Unicode.<br /><br /> The **Unicode** value corresponds to UTF-16 encoding.|  
|**Locale**|Specify the locale to provide language-specific information for ordering and for date and time formats.|