Sales Order Import
You use this program to import an order file transmitted from a customer designated as an EDI trading partner.
Only those orders configured to EDI standards can be imported using this program. XML format files must be imported using facilities available in e.net Solutions.
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This validates the contents of the import file and import records if there are no errors.
This lets you save your selections and apply them when next the program is run in automated mode.
This option is only enabled in Design mode (Automation Design).
Form values and defaults are applied at operator level (i.e. they are not saved at either role or group level).
Options
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Data source |
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File location |
Indicates the import file resides on the server. Indicates the import file resides on the client. |
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File name |
Indicate the name of the import file (include the full path). |
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Review file |
Loads the contents of the import file into the Details pane. This enables you to validate the lines on the grid prior to importing the file. The Import button is enabled only when all lines are valid. |
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Options |
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Customer |
Indicates the customer identified as the valid recipient of the import file (i.e. the entry at the EDI sender code field for the customer must match the Sender/receiver code of the company that exported the file). The entry displayed here is generated by the system. |
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Customer name |
Indicates the name for the Customer code. |
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Customer branch |
Indicates the branch to which the customer is assigned. The entry displayed here is generated by the system. |
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Geographic area |
Indicates the region to which the customer is assigned. The entry displayed here is generated by the system. |
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Ignore currencies not against customer |
Select this to use the currency defined against the customer (Customers) for the import of sales orders, irrespective of the currency defined in the import file. If you do not select this option and the currency defined in the import file differs from the currency defined against the customer, then the sales order is not imported. |
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Use branch defined against customer |
Select this to use the default branch defined against customer. |
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Order branch |
Indicate the specific branch that must override the default branch assigned to the customer. |
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Warehouse to use |
When importing sales order lines for kit items, the parent item and all its components must belong to the same warehouse. Use the warehouse defined at the Warehouse to use field for the stock item. Use the warehouse entry specified in the import file. Specify the warehouse to use. |
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Warehouse |
Indicate the specific warehouse to use. |
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Description to use for stocked lines |
Use the stock description held against the stock item instead of the description specified within the import file. Use the stock description specified within the import file instead of the description held against the stock item. |
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Use format defined against customer |
Use the document format defined against the customer. |
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Document format |
Indicate the sales order document format to assign to orders residing in the import file. The format number held against the customer is used as the default. |
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After processing completed |
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Print the Details |
Generate a report of the contents of the Details entry grid. |
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Email the Details |
Generate an email of the contents of the Details entry grid. |
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Print the Import Results |
Generate a report of the contents of the Import Results pane. |
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Email the Import Results |
Generate an email of the contents of the Import Results pane. |
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Email recipients |
Indicate the email addresses of recipients to whom you want to email the information displayed in the output panes. |
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Delete file after use |
Indicate whether you want to delete the import file after all records are successfully imported. The file is also deleted if you enable this option and select the Review file function. In a client/server environment, both the import file on the server and the temporary import file created on the client are deleted. |
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Close the application |
Exits the program once processing is complete. Do not select this if you want to be able to view the information on screen when processing is complete or you want to print or email the contents of the Details and Import Results panes. |
Details
Sales Order Import Review
Displays the orders selected for import.
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Include All |
Include for import all those orders matching the selection criteria specified. After the import is run, these orders can be viewed on the Sales Orders Imported tab. This information can be printed or emailed providing you did not select to Close the application in the After processing completed section. |
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Exclude All |
Exclude from import all those orders matching the selection criteria specified. After the import is run, these orders can be viewed on the Sales Orders Excluded tab. This information can be printed or emailed providing you did not select to Close the application in the After processing completed section. |
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Detail Lines |
Use the EDI Sales order lines program to view detail line information of all order lines captured for the highlighted order. For orders included in the review, you can also indicate specific order lines to include/exclude from the import file. |
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Change Header |
Maintain the header details for the selected order. |
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Header Details |
Display the sales order header details for the currently highlighted line. |
Sales Orders Imported
This listview displays all the sales order lines that were imported.
Sales Orders Excluded
This listview displays all the sales order lines that were excluded from the import.
Import File Layout for Syspro 7 Update 1 and Syspro 8
This is the structure of the import/export file for an EDI format document.
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The same file that is exported by the originating site (i.e. using Purchase Order Export) is imported by the receiving site (i.e. using Sales Order Import).
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The customer purchase order number field is mandatory, irrespective of whether the option: Customer purchase order number mandatory (Customers) is selected against the customer. The customer purchase order number is the sole point of reference for the importing and updating of orders.
The structure of the import/export file for an EDI format document comprises the following three sections:
- Transmission header
- Order header
- Detail lines
Transmission header (EDI orders)
| Field | Start position | Field length and description |
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Header |
For the Purchase Order Export program this must be: ;SYSPRO IMPORT - Version=001 - INTP50 For the Sales Order Import program this must be: ;SYSPRO IMPORT - Version=001 - INTP52 For the Purchase Order Confirmation Import program this must be: ;SYSPRO IMPORT - Version=001 - INTP56 Mandatory entry of this comment on the first line of the import file to distinguish it from a SYSPRO 6.1 layout file. This comment is not case sensitive. |
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Record type |
1 |
2 00 |
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Transmission reference |
3 |
14 |
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Sender code |
17 |
40 For the Purchase Order Export program, this code is obtained from the local site information created in the Interface Setup program and is used by the recipient of the file to identify the sender of the file. For the Sales Order Import program, this code is obtained from entry defined in the EDI sender code field for the customer (Customers) and is used by the recipient to verify that it is the correct file. |
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Receiver code |
57 |
40 For the Purchase Order Export program, this code is obtained from the entry defined at the EDI > trading partner field for the supplier (Suppliers) and is used by the recipient to verify that it is the correct file. For the Sales Order Import program, this code is obtained from the local site information created in the Interface Setup program and is used by the recipient of the file to identify the sender of the file. |
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Date prepared |
97 |
8 CCYYMMDD |
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Time prepared |
105 |
4 HHMM |
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Version of file |
109 |
3 Version of SYSPRO used to export file. |
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Filler |
112 |
1 |
Order header (EDI orders)
| Field | Start position | Field length and description |
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Record type |
1 |
2 10 - Order Header |
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Message type |
3 |
6 ORDERS |
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Customer Purchase Order number |
9 |
30 This is mandatory, irrespective of whether the option: Customer purchase order number mandatory (Customers) is enabled against the customer. The customer purchase order number must be unique as it is used as a cross reference to the Sales Order files. |
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Action flag |
39 |
1 A - indicates that the order was added. D - indicates that the order was deleted. C - indicates that changes were made to the order header or detail lines. |
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Supplier code |
40 |
15 |
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Customer code |
55 |
15 Must contain a valid customer code when Allow Multiple customers per EDI sales order import (Interface Setup) is enabled. |
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Order date |
70 |
8 |
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Payment terms |
78 |
3 |
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Currency |
81 |
3 This currency must be the same as the currency defined against the customer (Customers). If it is not and you did not enable the option: Ignore currencies not defined against the customer, then the order is not imported. |
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Shipping instructions |
84 |
50 |
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Delivery name |
134 |
50 |
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Delivery address line 1 |
184 |
40 |
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Delivery address line 2 |
224 |
40 |
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Delivery address line 3 |
264 |
40 |
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Delivery address line 3 (Locality) |
304 |
40 |
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Delivery address line 4 |
344 |
40 |
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Delivery address line 5 |
384 |
40 |
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Postal code |
424 |
10 |
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GPS latitude |
434 |
10 (2.6) |
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GPS longitude |
444 |
10 (3.6) |
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1st % discount |
454 |
6 (+3.2) |
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2nd % discount |
460 |
6 (+3.2) |
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3rd % discount |
466 |
6 (+3.2) |
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Warehouse to use for order |
472 |
10 |
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Special instructions |
482 |
30 |
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Order confirmation code |
512 |
2 Used by confirmations only. |
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Actual sales order number |
514 |
20 Used by confirmations only. |
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Sales order type |
534 |
1 Used if the two character Sales order type at position 576 is blank. |
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Multiple ship-to-address code |
535 |
5 |
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Alternate key |
540 |
10 |
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Sales person |
550 |
20 |
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Date shipped |
570 |
8 Field type is CCYYMMDD. |
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Sales order type |
578 |
2 |
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Filler |
580 |
15 |
Detail lines (EDI orders)
| Field | Start position | Field length and description |
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Record type |
1 |
2 60 - indicates a stocked / non-stocked line. 61 - indicates a comment line. |
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Spaces |
3 |
6 |
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Order number |
9 |
30 Customer Purchase order number |
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Line number |
39 |
4 |
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Action flag |
43 |
1 A - indicates that the order was added. D - indicates that the order was deleted. C - indicates that changes were made to the order header or detail lines. |
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Stock code |
44 |
30 When importing, this is used to determine the customer's stock code, if the stock code interchange facility is in use. If found, the customer stock code is recorded on the order detail line. If the customer stock code interchange facility is not in use, then the code in this field is used to determine if the item is a SYSPRO stock item. If it is not, then the code in the Supplier's catalog number field is checked to see if it is a SYSPRO stock code. If not, then the line is assumed to be for a non-stocked item. |
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Supplier's catalog number |
74 |
50 When importing, this contains the customer's stock code, which is used to determine the equivalent SYSPRO stock code. It is used if the stock code interchange facility is in use (Customer Stock Codes). If this field is blank, then the Stock code field is used to determine the SYSPRO code. If the SYSPRO stock code still cannot be determined, then the order line is assumed to be for a non-stocked item. The customer stock code is recorded on the order detail line if the equivalent SYSPRO stock code can be determined. If the stock code interchange facility is not in use for the customer and a stock code is not defined in the Stock code field, or it is not a SYSPRO stock code, then the code in this field is used. If the code in this field is not a SYSPRO stock code, then the line is assumed to be for a non-stocked item. |
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Order quantity |
124 |
+12.6 The Order quantity is automatically placed into back order by the Sales Order Import program, regardless of stock on hand. |
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Order unit of measure |
144 |
10 |
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Price |
154 |
16 The Sales Order Import program only checks SYSPRO pricing for customers against whom contract pricing is selected (Customers). When using the Sales Pricing Engine, the price is calculated by the SO Pricing Best Price Query business object using the price group, stock code and quantity. In all other cases, the price you enter here is used. |
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1st % discount |
170 |
6 (+3.2) |
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2nd % discount |
176 |
6 (+3.2) |
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3rd % discount |
182 |
6 (+3.2) |
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Stock code description |
188 |
100 |
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Requested due date |
288 |
8 Field type is: CCYYMMDD This date cannot be earlier than the date on which the import is performed. |
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Order confirmation code |
296 |
2 Used by confirmations only. |
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Line discount |
298 |
1 V - indicates that a line discount value must be applied. |
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Line discount amount |
299 |
15 |
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Product class |
314 |
20 A valid product class must be entered. The product class is validated irrespective of your selection at the setup option: Validate product class (Inventory Setup). Lines with an invalid product class are ignored. |
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Version |
334 |
5 |
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Release |
339 |
5 |
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Filler |
344 |
1 |
Notes and warnings
- Detail lines that failed validation can be manually changed, saved and then imported.
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Bins for serials can be captured and will be updated when canceling the order.
Naming conventions
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The file name adheres to the naming convention: APO0001.EDI, which is constructed as follows:
A
indicates the identification of the company that exported the file.
PO
indicates that the order file relates to customer purchase orders.
0001
indicates the transmission reference number that was assigned automatically by the trading partner who created the export file.
Import flow
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If the file is being transmitted between two SYSPRO sites, then the export file is created at the originating site using the Purchase Order Export program, and imported at the receiving site using the Sales Order Import program.
EDI order confirmation file
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This file is transmitted to the customer designated as the EDI trading partner, who then imports it using the Purchase Order Confirmation Import program. The naming convention of the file is AOCnnnn.EDI, where:
A
indicates your company id.
OC
indicates that the order file relates to an order confirmations file.
nnnn
indicates the next document number that will be used. This number (starting at 1) is assigned automatically by the system and incremented by 1 each time you output an EDI file.
Items not imported
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Supply Chain Transfer orders (SCTs) cannot be imported using this program.
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Sales order lines for stocked items that are on hold or whose supersession date is exceeded (Stock Codes) are not imported.
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Items with a part category of Planning bill or Notional part (Stock Codes) cannot be selected for importing.
Error Codes
The following lists some of the possible error messages which are displayed when the import file is validated:
Header
| Error Code | Meaning |
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B |
Purchase order number is blank. |
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C |
Change not permitted |
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E |
Already exists |
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I |
Intrastat Error If EC VAT is installed (Company Tax Options Setup) and the order is for a customer in an EC Member State (excluding local transactions) then a valid Nature of Transaction code and Delivery Terms must be defined against the order header. If Nature of Transaction Codes and Delivery Terms for invoices are defined against the customer (Customers) then these are saved against the order. If these are not defined against the customer then the codes defined against the company (Company Tax Options Setup) are saved against the order. If the codes are not defined against the customer or the company, then an error message is displayed when reviewing the import file or importing the order. Intrastat information can be entered by selecting the Review Import File option, selecting to Change the applicable order and selecting the Header Details option which displays the SO Header Maintenance screen. |
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L |
Errors on lines |
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N |
Does NOT exist |
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P |
Duplicate Purchase order number |
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W |
Invalid EDI warehouse |
Detail
| Error Code | Meaning |
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B |
Multiple bins not allowed for S and K type kits. |
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C |
Change not permitted |
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D |
Stock code on hold |
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E |
Line already exists |
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F |
Component of a kit is serialized |
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G |
Component of a kit is lot traceable |
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H |
Component is not stocked in the warehouse |
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I |
Kit has no structure |
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J |
Component cannot change |
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K |
Kit has optional parts. Finish type and Kit type items can only be imported when no components are optional. |
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M |
Multiple errors |
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N |
Does not exist |
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O |
Phantom component |
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P |
No contract price |
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Q |
New order < shipped |
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R |
Invalid part query |
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S |
Cannot change stock code |
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U |
Invalid unit of measure |
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V |
The stock code's supersession date has been exceeded. |
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W |
Invalid EDI warehouse |
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X |
Obsolete part |
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z |
Invalid stock code product class |
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d |
The expected due date is earlier than the actual date of the import |
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