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Vendor Import Tab
Make the following menu selections to display this tab:
eFinancials—Data
Transfer—Vendor
Import or —Data Transfer—Import Vendors
Use this tab to import vendor data into the accounts
payable system.
To Import Vendor Data
Prerequisite
A BCL (batch command language) file must be stored
on your system prior to import. For a successful import, the file you
created in another piece of software should match the format
used in this software.
- At Step
1, select a file.
- Select the Browse button. Your operating system navigation window
displays.
- Navigate to and
select the following file type: VENDOR.BCL.
- Select the Load Import File button. The system uploads the file
to the server, and updates the tab for step 2.
- At Step
2, import the file.
- Click Import
Now.
Import Errors Report
If the import is not successful, a report detailing
errors displays in a PDF format and no records are imported. Use the print
capabilities of PDF to print the report. The error report lists the tag/name
of the field in the import file that is in error, the value of the field,
and the action that needs to be completed to correct the problem. The
report can include any of the following errors:
Vendor ID cannot be blank.
Vendor Name cannot be blank.
See Also
Data
Transfer File Formats Introduction
Vendor
Import and Export File Format
Import
Error Messages
Vendors
Overview