Upload Lines Parameters

The following are parameters for Upload Lines.

Parameters:

1. Document style of the agreement (in this case, Blanket Purchase Agreement): This read only field is populated by the application. It shows the document style of the agreement to which data is being uploaded.

2. File Type: Upload file format. Possible values are CIF (the default), cXML, Tab-delimited text (TXT) and XML.

3. File: Upload file name. It must be of the type selected for File Type.

4. Primary Classification Domain: Product classification system such as SPSC or UNSPSC used to group similar items or services into categories. This field is shown only if the file type is CIF or cXML.

   1. For CIF files, if the primary classification domain field is left blank on the upload lines page, then the upload file should contain a maximum of one classification domain (under the classification code column) per line. If no classification domain is specified for a line, specify an SPSC code for the line.

      If you specify multiple classification codes for a line in the upload file, then the primary classification domain field cannot be left blank, and its value must match at least one of the multiple classification domains specified for a line or the file level classification code format.

   2. For cXML files, if the primary classification domain field is left blank on the upload lines page, then the upload file should only contain a maximum of one classification domain per line. If you specify multiple classification domains for a line in the upload file, then the primary classification domain field can't be left blank and its value must match at least one of the multiple classification domains specified.

5. Apply Mapping: Use a map set for converting external values from the supplier, which don't exist in the application, to internal values used in the application.

6. Supplier Content Map Set: This field is hidden by default and appears only if the Apply Mapping check box is checked. This field contains the map to use for external to internal values conversion.

7. Continue editing after successful upload: This field has two possible values, Yes or No. It functions differently depending on who's carrying out the upload and whether the agreement is being created or changed.

   Agreement Authoring: If the buyer is performing the upload, then setting the value of this field to No automatically submits the BPA for approval once loading is successfully completed.

   If the catalog administrator or the supplier is performing the upload, setting the value to No automatically transfers the BPA back to the buyer for review once loading is successfully completed. The buyer then initiates the approval process.

   For all three roles, setting the value to Yes means the user retains control of the document at the end of a successful upload process.

   Agreement Change Order: For all three roles, setting the value to No automatically submits the document for approval. Note that there is no transfer to the buyer for review even if the role is a catalog administrator or supplier.

   For all th three roles, setting the value to Yes means the user retains control of the document at the end of a successful upload process.

8. Error Threshold: An integer specifying the maximum number of errors allowed before the loader abandons processing of the remaining lines in the upload file. For example, if the error threshold is two, the loader abandons processing when its error count reaches three, which is above the threshold value of two. If some lines are processed successfully, the loader passes them to PDOI which will attempt to update the agreement with them .