Postcode Programming API  PostTrans XL Visual Importer: Import Exchequer Job records


This is only available in the Professional version of PostTrans

The "Job" Example shows this in action.  more information on PostTrans examples

Related Imports:


Features:


Extracting Job Costing Data from Exchequer Enterprise

To extract Job Costing data press [Update Lookups], on the PostTrans Toolbar, this will allow you to add criteria to the lookup:

Exchequer Enterprise Job Costing criteria

 

Here we are going to get all Job with "SAM" in user field 1.  We then press [Clear and Lookup Values] or [Add Lookup Values] button to populate the spreadsheet with data Exchequer Enterprise Job Costing records.

IMPORTANT : The [Add Lookup Values] will not detect potential duplicate records added to the spreadsheet.

Exchequer Enterprise Job Costing date for import


Amending the Exchequer Enterprise Job Costing Data

Having extracted data, the user can now simply edit the Enterprise data, before re-importing it back to Exchequer Enterprise.  

Importing new Exchequer Enterprise Job Costing 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.  

Restrictions

At present the COM toolkit does not give access to QS Code.  Therefore PostTrans cannot import QSCodes on to Job record


Import Exchequer Job records fields available for update:


Tag Name

Data Type Length

Description

Required (Prof version):

 

 

JobPosted

Yes/No

Returns 'POSTED' if Trans line has been posted and will be ignored if 'POSTED' (required)

ErrorDesc

Text

Description of error posted back if record unsuccessfully posted

JobCode

Text 10

Job ID

JobContractCode

Text 10

Contract Job ID

JobTypeCode

Text 3

Job Type code

JobType

 

Contract,Job,Phase

CustomerCode

Text 6

Customer

Charge Type

Integer

Time and Materials,Fixed Price,Cost Plus,Non Productive

Description

Text 30

Job Description

JobStatus

Integer

Quotation,Active,Suspended,Completed,Closed

Other:

 

 

JobAltCode

Text 10

Job Alternative ID

Contact

Text 25

 

Manager

Text 25

 

SORReferance

Text 9

 

Completed

Yes/No

True if Completed (Read Only)

User fields:

 

 

User1

Text 20

 

User2

Text 20

 

User3-4

Text 20

User 3-4

User5-10

Text 20

User 5-10 (V6.9+)

Quote:

 

 

QuoteCurrency

Integer

Quoted in Currency

QuotedPrice

Double

 

Dates:

 

 

StartDate

Date

 

EndDate

Date

 

RevisedEndDate

Date

 

Notes:

 

 

GNotes

Memo

General notes (Deletes notes if existing)