Import Loader Format (Window ID-189)

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Window: Import Loader Format

Description: Maintain Import Loader Formats

Help: The Import Loader Format Window is used for defining the file layout for product information which will be imported.

Tab: Import Format

Description:

Help:

Fields

Name	Description	Help	Technical Data
Tenant	Tenant for this installation.	A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants.	AD_ImpFormat.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Organization	Organizational entity within tenant	An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations.	AD_ImpFormat.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Name	Alphanumeric identifier of the entity	The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length.	AD_ImpFormat.Name character varying(60) String
Description	Optional short description of the record	A description is limited to 255 characters.	AD_ImpFormat.Description character varying(255) String
Active	The record is active in the system	There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports. There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.	AD_ImpFormat.IsActive character(1) Yes-No
Table	Database Table information	The Database Table provides the information of the table definition	AD_ImpFormat.AD_Table_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Format	Format of the data	The Format is a drop down list box for selecting the format type (text, tab delimited, XML, etc) of the file to be imported	AD_ImpFormat.FormatType character(1) List
Separator Character			AD_ImpFormat.SeparatorChar character varying(1) String
Copy Lines	Copy Lines from other Import Format		AD_ImpFormat.Processing character(1) Button

Tab: Format Field

Description: Maintain Format Fields

Help: Define the individual field based on the table definition. Please note that you have to make sure that a Constant has the correct SQL data type (i.e. if it is a 'string', you need to enclose it like 'this').

Product mapping (for details see documentation):

H_Item => Value
H_ItemDesc => Name / Description
H_ItemDefn => Help
H_ItemType => ProductCategory
H_PartnrID => Value of Business Partner
H_Commodity1 => Vendor Product No
H_Commodity2 => SKU
H_ItemClass => Classification (A,B,C..)
V_OperAmt_T_Cur => Currency
V_OperAmt_T => Price 

Fields

Name	Description	Help	Technical Data
Tenant	Tenant for this installation.	A Tenant is a company or a legal entity. You cannot share data between Tenants.	AD_ImpFormat_Row.AD_Client_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Organization	Organizational entity within tenant	An organization is a unit of your tenant or legal entity - examples are store, department. You can share data between organizations.	AD_ImpFormat_Row.AD_Org_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Import Format			AD_ImpFormat_Row.AD_ImpFormat_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Sequence	Method of ordering records; lowest number comes first	The Sequence indicates the order of records	AD_ImpFormat_Row.SeqNo numeric(10) Integer
Name	Alphanumeric identifier of the entity	The name of an entity (record) is used as an default search option in addition to the search key. The name is up to 60 characters in length.	AD_ImpFormat_Row.Name character varying(60) String
Active	The record is active in the system	There are two methods of making records unavailable in the system: One is to delete the record, the other is to de-activate the record. A de-activated record is not available for selection, but available for reports. There are two reasons for de-activating and not deleting records: (1) The system requires the record for audit purposes. (2) The record is referenced by other records. E.g., you cannot delete a Business Partner, if there are invoices for this partner record existing. You de-activate the Business Partner and prevent that this record is used for future entries.	AD_ImpFormat_Row.IsActive character(1) Yes-No
Column	Column in the table	Link to the database column of the table	AD_ImpFormat_Row.AD_Column_ID numeric(10) Table Direct
Data Type	Type of data		AD_ImpFormat_Row.DataType character(1) List
Data Format	Format String in Java Notation, e.g. ddMMyy	The Date Format indicates how dates are defined on the record to be imported. It must be in Java Notation	AD_ImpFormat_Row.DataFormat character varying(20) String
Start No	Starting number/position	The Start Number indicates the starting position in the line or field number in the line	AD_ImpFormat_Row.StartNo numeric(10) Integer
Import prefix	This prefix will be added in front of import string if they are not empty	Use it e.g. when concatening input fields into one import field to add a blank	AD_ImpFormat_Row.ImportPrefix character varying(20) String
End No			AD_ImpFormat_Row.EndNo numeric(10) Integer
Decimal Point	Decimal Point in the data file - if any		AD_ImpFormat_Row.DecimalPoint character(1) String
Divide by 100	Divide number by 100 to get correct amount		AD_ImpFormat_Row.DivideBy100 character(1) Yes-No
Constant Value	Constant value		AD_ImpFormat_Row.ConstantValue character varying(60) String
Callout	Fully qualified class names and method - separated by semicolons	A Callout allow you to create Java extensions to perform certain tasks always after a value changed. Callouts should not be used for validation but consequences of a user selecting a certain value. The callout is a Java class implementing org.compiere.model.Callout and a method name to call. Example: "org.compiere.model.CalloutRequest.copyText" instantiates the class "CalloutRequest" and calls the method "copyText". You can have multiple callouts by separating them via a semicolon	AD_ImpFormat_Row.Callout character varying(4000) String
Script	Dynamic Java Language Script to calculate result	Use Java language constructs to define the result of the calculation	AD_ImpFormat_Row.Script character varying(2000) Text