Menu Path: System Administration Imports Inventory Inventory Quantity Adjust Import
Import inventory quantity adjustments from an external file.
Use Inventory Quantity Adjust Import to import product quantity adjustments instead of manually entering adjustments in Inventory Quantity Adjust.
For import format information, see Inventory Quantity Adjust Import Format.
To import inventory quantity adjustments:
Select whether you want to validate and import valid data from a file, validate and import all data from a file if it is all valid, or only validate data in a file.
Enter or select the inventory quantity adjustment import file.
Click the Print Options tab, and select output options for the import report.
Click the Import or Validate button in the ribbon to start the import and/or validation process. The Importing dialog box appears. The Current Status field displays the status of the import, including any error messages.
If the import file format is not correct, the import is not completed.
You can import from the following file types:
Excel (.xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, or .xlsb)
Note If you import from an Excel workbook that contains multiple worksheets, data is only imported from the first worksheet in the workbook.
comma-separated list (.csv)
text (.txt)
data (.dat)
Note To import a .csv file, enter your data in Excel, and then save the worksheet as a .csv file. Each field in a .txt or .dat file must be separated by a caret (^) character. There should be no spaces between each field in a .csv, .txt, or .dat file.
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Exit |
Click this button to close the Inventory Quantity Adjust Import window. |
Import |
Click this button to start the import process. This button is only available if you select the Import Valid Data (Skip Errors) or Import if all Data is Valid radio button. |
Validate |
Click this button to start the validation process. This button is only available if you select the Validate Only radio button. |
Import Override Maintenance |
Click this button to display Import Override Maintenance, which allows you to set the default processing and file type options for the import window. |
Field or Button |
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Select one of the following processing options:
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Enter the path and file name containing the data to be imported, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select the file. |
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This field displays the current status of the import in progress. |
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Select this check box to print the automatic order deallocation report. This check box is selected by default when Allow Automatic Order Deallocation on Inventory Adjust is selected in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance. |
Field or Button |
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Select one of the following output options:
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Output File Type |
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Specify File Name |
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Output Directory |
Enter the location for the output report, or click the Lookup button to navigate to and select a location. This field is only available if the Specify File Name check box is cleared. |
Output File Name |
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Excel Format Name |
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Format Maintenance |
Click this button to display Excel Format Maintenance, which allows you to set up Excel formats. This button is only available if you select the Excel radio button. |
Save As Type |
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Delimiter |
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Printer |
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Report Files |
This grid displays report files set up for the report, and is only available if report files are set up for the program in Report File Maintenance. This grid includes the following columns:
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