You can now author your problems by inputting data into the problems table file. While the file is tab-delimited, and can therefore be edited with a text editor, we recommend that you use a spreadsheet program to enter problem data.

In a spreadsheet editor, your table should look similar to the one depicted in Figure 4.2, “A sample problems table with problem names defined in the first row and variable values in all other rows.”. In the spreadsheet, the first column lists the variables from your behavior graph template, while each column after the first represents a problem.

	Important
	Name your problems in the first row of the problems table; each BRD that is generated will use the first cell of its column for the behavior graph name.

Figure 4.2. A sample problems table with problem names defined in the first row and variable values in all other rows.

When you are done inputing problem data, save your problems table.

	Important
	If using Microsoft Excel to edit your problems table, you may see a dialog stating that your file "may contain features that are not compatible with Text (tab delimited). Do you want to keep the workbook in this format?" Choose Yes to preserve the plain text format.