Add e.g. the following to poly.ert:
DESIGN_MATRIX bar.xlsx DESIGN_SHEET:DesignSheet01 DEFAULT_SHEET:DefaultValues PRIORITY:sampled PRIORITY:design_matrix
This line is accepted by the parser, but should not be.
(copy semeio/tests/fmudesign/data/config/generateddesignmatrix.xlsx to bar.xlsx to reproduce)