Menu Path: System Administration Imports Products Product Unit of Measure Import
Import product units of measure from an external file.
You can use Product Unit of Measure Import in three ways:
Category - For product categories, set up units of measure data. This data is used as the default data when products in the product category are set up.
Product - For specific products, set up units of measure data.
Product/Location - For specific products in specific locations, set up units of measure data.
Note This import can also be used to update existing product units of measure data.
For import format information, see Product Unit of Measure Import Format.
To import units of measure data:
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 product units of measure 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 Product Unit of Measure 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. |
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Select one of the following processing options:
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Select this check box to automatically generate a UPC for each imported product unit of measure. This check box is only enabled (and is selected by default) if you select the Automatic UPC Generation check box in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance. If a product has a UPC, the software uses that UPC as the UPC for the product unit of measure. Note To generate a UPC, a Number System Character (NSC) and manufacturer code must be entered in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance. Note You can only update the UPC for an existing product unit of measure if the Allowed to Update UPC/GTIN check box is selected for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. |
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Select this check box to automatically generate a GTIN for each imported product unit of measure. This check box is only enabled (and is selected by default) if you select the Automatic GTIN Generation check box in Warehouse Management Control Maintenance. You can set up GTIN prefixes for units of measure in Unit of Measure Maintenance. If a product has a GTIN, the software uses that GTIN as the GTIN for the product unit of measure. If you are not generating UPC's for units of measure, the GTIN's have the same sequence across all units of measure. If you are generating UPC's for units of measure, the GTIN's and UPC's have different sequences across different units of measure. Note You can only update the GTIN for an existing product unit of measure if the Allowed to Update UPC/GTIN check box is selected for your user ID in User Profile Maintenance. |
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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 one of the following output options:
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Output File Type |
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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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Include header |
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Delimiter |
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Enclosing Character |
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Printer |
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