PostTrans XL Visual Importer: IRIS Exchequer Import Bill of Materials
This is only available in the Professional version of PostTrans
This PostTrans spreadsheet allows the user to easily Import/Extract/Amend Stock Bill of Materials data in Exchequer Enterprise. It uses a series of tags, placed in row 1, to identify the data to be Imported/Extracted/Amended. These tags can be easily added to a spreadsheet using the [Design] button, on the PostTrans Toolbar. The data is read from row 3 onwards, which allows you to put user descriptions in row 2. More Information on Design and Tags.
Demonstration Video:
The "Customers and Stock" Example shows this in action. more information on PostTrans examples
Features:
Extracting Bill of Materials Data from Exchequer Enterprise
To extract Stock Bill of Materials data press [Update Lookups], on the PostTrans Toolbar, this will allow you to add criteria to the lookup:
Here we are going to get all stock components which make an alarm system "ALARMSYS-DOM-1". We then press [Clear and Lookup Values] or [Add Lookup Values] button to populate the spreadsheet with data Exchequer Enterprise Stock records.
IMPORTANT : The [Add Lookup Values] will not detect potential duplicate records added to the spreadsheet.
For example "ALARMSYS-DOM-1" may have three sub assemblies:
Amending the Exchequer Enterprise Bill of Materials Data
Having extracted data, the user can now simply edit the IRIS Enterprise data, before re-importing it back to Exchequer Enterprise. Note the spreadsheet should be in "BOMStockCode" code order before being re-imported into IRIS Enterprise. Only BOMS shicha have changed will be
Importing new Exchequer Enterprise Bill of Materials Data
Simply add new lines to the spreadsheet from row 3 onwards. Then press [Post Transactions], on the PostTrans Toolbar, to import Exchequer Enterprise data.
Deleting Exchequer Enterprise Bill of Materials Data
If you wish to remove a line from a bill of materials, simple put an X in the deletion column:

Bill of Materials Required fields
To Import/Extract/Amend Exchequer Enterprise Stock Data, the following Tags/Fields must be specified:
BOMPosted, ErrorDesc, BOMStockCode, ComponentStockCode, Qty
Cell A1 must equal BOMPosted
ComponentStockCode is used to detect end of spreadsheet. PostTrans will stop Importing/Amending, from row 3 onwards, when this field is empty.
Restrictions
Note the spreadsheet should be in "BOMStockCode" code order before being re-imported into IRIS Enterprise
IRIS Exchequer Bill of Materials Fields fields available for update:
The following Tags are used to identify the corresponding fields in Exchequer Enterprise. Use the [Design] button (or Ctrl+Shift+D), on the PostTrans Toolbar, to access these tags. more Information on Designing templates.
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Tag Name |
Data Type Length |
Description |
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Required: |
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BOMPosted |
Yes/No |
Returns 'POSTED' if Trans line has been posted and will be ignored if 'POSTED' (required) |
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ErrorDesc |
Text |
Description of error posted back if record unsuccessfully posted |
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BOMStockCode |
Text 16 |
Stock Code of Parent Stock code |
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ComponentStockCode |
Text 16 |
Stock Code of BOM Item |
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Qty |
Double 1 |
Qty |
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Additional Lookups: |
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UnitCost |
Double |
Unit cost (Read only) |
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ComponentStockDescription |
Text 55 |
Stock description of Child Item (Read Only) |
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BOMStockDescription |
Text 55 |
Stock description of Parent Item (Read Only) |