When first setting up your WorkBook system, a starting set of data will be imported, including your client information, supplier list, and employee details. To import data successfully it is important to understand the data structures and the format required in the import data sheets.
Things to note:
Data is imported once, so it is important to ensure accuracy and consistency prior to uploading.
Not all fields are required at import, optional fields can be added to the system manually at a later date when/as required.
IMPORT CONTACTS
If you wish to establish a contact on a customer, follow the example below:
On the customer, Panda Shoes, you want to create a contact: John Doe.
To link this contact you must first find out which ResTypeId the contact is to be linked together with. Choose between the options in the point ResTypeId (choose 3 if it is a customer contact).
Then you must choose which customer contact to be linked. Find out what “CustNum” is on the customer and insert this number in RefNum on contact person.
Customer name: Panda Shoes
ResTypeID: 3
CustNum / RefNum: 4711
Contact Name: John Doe
RefNum: 4711
ResTypeId: 3
The same principles applies any type of resource.
If you’re importing contacts to a newly imported resource, then RefNum will be the same number used in the import, E.g. CustNum for clients, CreditorNum for suppliers and SubjectNum for prospects.
COLUMN HEADER | FIELD DESCRIPTION | FORMAT | REQUIRED |
|---|---|---|---|
ResTypeId | Which resource type does this contact person belong to | 1 = Internal company | |
RefNum | Check your customer &/or creditor import spreadsheets for the number you assigned the customer or creditor that this contact person belongs to | Number | |
ContactName | Contact’s full name | Text | |
EmployPosition | Contact’s position | Text | |
Contact’s email address | Text | ||
Mobile | Mobile number - not required | Number | |
Tel | Telephone number - not required | Number | |
Fax | Fax number - not required | Number | |
AdrLine1 | Address Line 1 | Text | |
AdrLine2 | Address Line 2 | Text | |
Postcode | Postcode | Number (can include letters) | |
City | City | Text | |
CountryCode | Country Code | E.g. AU, DE, DK, HK, NZ, SG Check with your WorkBook consultant if your country code is not listed here | |
RessParentId | Leave blank, fills out automatically upon import | Number | |
Comment | A supplemental description | Text | |
ResId | Leave blank, fills out automatically upon import | Enter nothing | |
RecId | Leave blank, fills out automatically upon import | Enter nothing | |
CountryStateCd | State, use the abbreviation of the name. | ||
CountryCountyCd | County | ||
Tel2 | A secondary phone number | Number (may include letters) | |
Business | |||