PostTrans XL Visual Importer: Import Exchequer Stock/Customer/Supplier Multi-Buy


This is only available in the Professional version of PostTrans

This PostTrans spreadsheet allows the user to easily Import/Extract/Amend Customer/Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy 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 button, on the PostTrans Toolbar.  The data is read from row 3 onwards, which allows you to put user descriptions in row 2.  

Click here for more Information on Designing templates.

  Demonstration Videos:


 
 
   Easily Add/Amend Account Multi Buy
 
 

 
 
   Easily Add/Amend Stock Multi Buy
 
 

The "Customers and Stock" Example shows this in action.  more information on PostTrans examples


Import Exchequer Stock/Customer/Supplier Multi-Buy Features:


Extracting Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy Data from Exchequer Enterprise

If tag "CustCode" exists the in spreadsheet, then PostTrans will Import/Extract/Amend Customer/ Supplier Multi-Buy data in Exchequer Enterprise.  If it does not exist then it will import/Extract/Amend Stock Multi-Buy data in Exchequer Enterprise.

Extracting Customer/ Supplier Multi-Buy Data from Exchequer Enterprise

If tag "CustCode" exists the in spreadsheet, to extract Customer/ Supplier Multi-Buy data press button, on the PostTrans Toolbar, this will allow you to add criteria to the lookup:

Exchequer Enterprise get Customer and Supplier

Here we are going to get all customers 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 Customer/Supplier records.

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

Exchequer Enterprise Discount Customer Import

Extracting Stock Multi-Buy Data from Exchequer Enterprise

If tag "CustCode" does not exists the in spreadsheet, to extract Stock Multi-Buy data press button, on the PostTrans Toolbar, this will allow you to add criteria to the lookup:

Exchequer Enterprise get Stock

Here we are going to get all stock under the heading "CONTROLPANELS".  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.

Exchequer Enterprise Discount Stock Import

This shows the discount matrix example, but Multi-Buy is the same principle

Amending the Exchequer Enterprise Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy 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 Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy 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 Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy Data (Currently NOT supported, not in COM Toolkit)

To delete a single matrix entry, simple enter "X" in "DeleteRecordFlg" column:

Exchequer Enterprise Delete Discount Matrix

This shows the discount matrix example, but Multi-Buy is the same principle

Important : At present PostTrans cannot delete entries with effective dates, see below.

Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy Required fields

To Import/Extract/Amend Exchequer Enterprise Customer/ Supplier/Stock Multi-Buy data, the following Tags/Fields must be specified listed in table below.

Cell A1 must equal DiscPosted

Type tag is used to detect end of spreadsheet.  PostTrans will stop Importing/Amending, from row 3 onwards, when this field is empty.

Restrictions

Important : At present PostTrans cannot delete entries with effective dates correctly, it will:

  • For Account matrix : delete all entries with the same "AccountCode" 
  • For Stock matrix : delete all entries with the same "StockCode" 

Will not import export Account/Qty breakes


Exchequer Stock/Customer/Supplier Multi-Buy 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.   Click here for more Information on Designing templates.

Tag Name

Data Type Length

Description

Required (Prof version):

 

 

MultiPosted

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

DeleteRecordFlg

DeleteFlag

Delete record if =X  NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED

CustCode

Text 6

Customer Code if Customer Matrix 

If present then Customer/Supplier discount, else Stock Qty

StockCode

Text 16

Stock Code if Stock Matrix

Type

Text 1

S=Buy X For Specified Price

Currency

Long

Currency 1-89 (defaults=1)

RewardPercentAmount

Double

Price if a Special Price Record, else discount or Qty

BuyQty

Double

Buy Qty

Effective dates:

 

 

EffectiveDateStart

Date

Start date of price

EffectiveDateEnd

Date

End date of price

Additional Lookups:

 

 

StockDescription

Text 35

Stock description from Stock record (Read Only)

AccountName

Text 35

Account Name  (Read Only)