Import Your Sales Promotion Data

How You Map Your Source Data to Target Object Attributes

To import your Sales Promotion Setup data into Oracle Applications Cloud, you need to populate a CSV file with your source data and map that source data to target object attributes in Oracle Applications Cloud.

You need to do the following before creating the .CSV file for data import:

Identify how your source data attributes map to the target object attributes in Oracle Applications Cloud.
Ensure prerequisite steps are complete, such as understanding what attributes are required for importing your objects.
Understand your options for uniquely identifying the records.
Ensure parent records exist before importing child records.
Identify the target object attributes that are required in the .CSV file for a successful import.

Before You Start

You must do some basic checks before starting your import. For example, make sure that:

You have completed all the prerequisites for importing each attribute in your source data.
You have all parent records in place before importing child records.

Select a Unique Identifier for Your Records

To import data into Oracle Applications Cloud, your CSV file must include some specific attributes that enable the import process to uniquely identify the records. The file import process uses the attribute values to automatically map your source data to the target object attributes in Oracle Applications Cloud.

The preferred options to uniquely identify an object record are as follows:

Internal ID: If you're identifying a record that already exists in Oracle Applications Cloud, then you can use the internal ID of the record, a system-generated unique identifier attributes with "ID" in the attribute name are typically internal IDs. You can determine the internal ID of a record by exporting Oracle Applications Cloud object data, or by doing a transactional database query. Using an internal ID typically provides better performance and reduces the import duration. For the Promotion object, this attribute is SalesPromotionId.
Public unique identifiers: If you're creating new records, then you can provide a user-friendly public unique identifier (attributes denoted with 'Number' and usually visible in the business object's UI). If you update a record for which you have previously provided a Number attribute, or for which a Number attribute is visible in the object's UI, you can use the Number attribute to identify the record. For the Promotion object, the attribute is SalesPromotionCode.

Required Attributes and Validations for Sales Promotion Object

To import data successfully into Oracle Applications Cloud, your .CSV file must include the required attributes. Ensure that you provide valid values for the attributes.

This table lists the required attributes for importing new Sales Promotion records, required attributes for updating Sales Promotion records, prerequisite setup tasks for the attributes, and specific validations, if any, for Sales Promotion import:

Attribute	Description	Data Type	Data Length	Prerequisite Setup Task/ Import Validations	Creating a Sales Promotion Record	Updating an Existing Sales Promotion Record
StatusCode	A unique identifier for the current status of the sales promotion	String	30	Accepts either ACTIVE or INACTIVE	This defaults to Active status.	Optional
AdjustmentTypeCode	Abbreviation that identifies the type of manual price adjustment	String	30	Accepts either LNDISCPERC or LNDISCAMT	This defaults to LNDISCPERC.	Optional
SalesPromotionId	The unique identifier of the sales promotion	Long	18	No validation	This is auto generated.	Required
Name	The name of the sales promotion	String	150	Enter a unique value.	Required	Optional
SalesPromotionCode	The code indicating the type of the sales promotion. This value is generated when a sales promotion is created.	String	80	No validation	This is auto generated. You can also enter a value.	Required
AdjustmentBasisCode	The code indicating the basis of the sales promotion adjustment when the adjustment type is Percent. For example List Price or Net Price	String	30	Accepts either LISTPRICE or NETPRICE	Defaults to LISTPRICE	Optional
Description	A brief description of the sales promotion	String	1999	No validation	Not required	Optional
StartDate	The date and time at which the sales promotion is available	Date		Start date can't be later than the end date.	Not required	Optional
EndDate	The date and time up to which the sales promotion is available	Date		Start date can't be later than the end date.	Not required	Optional
AdjustmentValue	The value of the sales promotion adjustment	BigDecimal		A value is mandatory if the status is set to ACTIVE.	A value is required if the status is Active.	Optional
CurrencyCode	The currency code of the sales promotion adjustment when the adjustment type is "Amount"	String	15	A value is mandatory if the AdjustmentTypeCode is LNDISCAMT.	A value is required if the AdjustmentTypeCode is LNDISCAMT.	Optional

You can view the Promotion object along with all its child objects and attributes in the Manage Import Objects page of the Import Management flow. You can find attribute information like type, length, description, and so on, on this page.

Create the Source CSV File

You include the data that you want to import into Sales and Fusion Service in a source CSV file.

You can use the templates available in the Import Objects UI page to create the source CSV file. To download a template:

Go to Navigator > Tools > Import Management > Import Objects.
Select the Sales Promotion object in the table and click Download.

You can now edit the downloaded file and provide valid values for the required attributes.

Note: For help in populating the CSV file and to avoid any issues in entering values, see the topic Potential Issues When Opening CSV Files With Excel in Related Topics section.

Create the Import Activity

To import data into Oracle Applications Cloud, you need to create an import activity and provide the CSV file as an input to the activity.

To create an import activity, do the following:

In the Navigator, under Tools, click Import Management.
On the Manage Imports page, click Create Import Activity.
In the Create Import Activity: Enter Import Options page, provide a name for the import activity, and select Promotion from the Object drop-down list.
In File Name, browse and upload the required .CSV file, and click Next.
In the Create Import Activity: Map Fields page edit the attribute mappings if required, and click Next.

Note: Click Validate Data to validate the mapping of the source file for unmapped columns and to check for data format issues.
In the Create Import Activity: Review and Submit page, click Submit.

Review the Import Results

Check if your import succeeded on the Manage Imports page. This page shows the status of all active, completed, and unsuccessful imports. To check the status of the import activity:

Go to Navigator > Tools > Import Management > Import Queue.
Click All Imports and search for the import activity that you created earlier.
Check the Status column for the import activity. The import is successful if the status displays as Completed. You can drill down on the import activity to go to the Import Status page which provides the status details of the import activity.