Import Source Maintenance

Use Import Source Maintenance to maintain the physical attributes of the file containing electronic communications information. This information is used during the Meter Communications Import Readings/Create Transactions routine and during the Import Cash Receipts routine to import a file to EDIFICE. Information maintained includes the file type, the file name, and the definition file name.

Notes:

NDS Support will assist you with setting up this information. Once this information is set it does not change unless you change your process.
For more information about electronic meter reading, see Meter Communications.
For more information about electronic cash receipts, see Cash Receipts Import Routines.

Directions:

To open click Daily Work from the Menu, next click File Maintenance; click Import Maintenance, and then click Import Source.
Or, use the keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [y] [m] [i] [i].

Import Source Maintenance Example:

Import Source Maintenance Prompts
Source ID	To create a new or to view an existing source ID enter the unique ID and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. (up to 20 characters) Required Notes: To look for or view all of the existing import sources, click Search . From the Search list you can select the record to change or delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + r] If you are building a new import source, New displays near the source ID. Default entries display and the first field is highlighted to let you know you can begin entering information.
	To update the new or changed information, click Save or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
	CAUTION To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records.
File Type	To select a file type, click a choice in the drop-down list. File Types: No Delimiter Quote Comma Comma Only Pipe Tab
File Name	Enter the file name for the import source file. (up to 80 characters)
Category	Enter the category ID for the import source. (up to 30 characters)
Definition File Name	Enter the definition file name for the import source file. (up to 30 characters)
Editing Import Source	CAUTION: To avoid losing data, you must save new or changed records. 1. Enter the source ID to change and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t] Tip: If you do not know the source ID, you can click Search to see a list of import sources. 2. Click the field to change and enter the data changes. 3. To complete the edit process, click Save , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + s]
Deleting Import Source	1. Enter the source ID to delete and click Retrieve , or press [ENTER]. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT + t] Tip: If you do not know the source ID, you can click Search to see a list of import sources. 2. Click File from the Menu, and next click Delete. Keyboard shortcut: [ALT] [f] [d] 3. At the Delete prompt, click Proceed to delete the import source, or click Cancel to escape from the delete routine. Note: After you click Proceed, you will see the following message.