1. A method of mapping a set of import parameters specifying a device in a first set of import data to a set of output parameters specifying the device in a first database, the method comprising: receiving the set of import parameters from an import file containing the first set of import data in a plurality of import records, each import record containing a plurality of import values, each import value corresponding to an import parameter from the set of import parameters; receiving the set of output parameters from the first database; and creating a first mapping of the set of import parameters to the set of output parameters.