Import Manufacturers
Manufacturers (Trading Partners) can either be added manually or imported. This topic describes how to import manufacturers into Product Development.
Note: If you need to migrate only a small number of manufacturers, you
can just create them manually through the Product Development interface pages.
The manufacturer object belongs to Customer Relationship Management Cloud (CRM), so the import process is different.
To import manufacturers:
- Navigate to Tools > Import Management.
- In Import Management, search for the Organization template on the Import Objects tab and click the Download icon.
- Extract the downloaded CSV file and open the template.
- Fill in the template columns with values mapped as shown in the table:
Spreadsheet Column Title Manufacturer Attribute PartyNumber Registry ID OrganizationName Manufacturer Comments Manufacturer Description PartyUsageCode MANUFACTURER Country Country (two-digit code: USA > US) Addresss1 Address Line1 Address 2 Address Line 2 City City State State Postal Code Postal Code Raw Phone Number Primary Phone Number - After you enter manufacturer data into the template, go back to the Import Queue tab in Import Management and click Create Import Activity.
- Enter a name and description, set the Object to Organization, and add the CSV file you just filled out.
- Click Next and apply Automatic Mapping.
- Click Next and then click Submit. After the import completes, your manufacturers will be available in the Product Development work area.