Import Your Sales Territory Resource Data

You can use Import Management to create or delete Sales Territory Resource records.

To import Sales Territory Resource records, perform the following tasks:

  1. Map your source data to Oracle Applications Cloud object attributes.

  2. Create source Comma Separated Values (CSV) file for import.

  3. Create the import activity.

  4. Review the import results.

How You Map Your Source Data to Object Attributes

To import your Sales Territory Resource data into Oracle Applications Cloud, you must 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 setups are done, if applicable.

  • Understand your options for uniquely identifying the records.

  • Ensure parent records exist before importing child records.

    • When creating a territory, the sales territory import file must be imported before importing the sales territory resource, sales territory coverage, or sales territory line of business import files.

  • 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 option to uniquely identify an object record is through the Public unique identifier. If you're creating new records, then you can provide the appropriate user-friendly public unique identifiers (attributes denoted with 'Number' and usually visible in the business object's UI). For the Sales Territory Resource object, the attributes are UniqueTerritoryNumber and ResourcePartyNumber. If you delete a sales territory resource record, you can use a combination of the UniqueTerritoryNumber and ResourcePartyNumber attributes to identify the appropriate record. Oracle recommends that you don't update the Sales Territory Resource object. For example, to update the FunctionCode of the record; instead delete the record and then create a new record with the correct FunctionCode value.

Required Attributes and Validations for the Sales Territory Resource 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. The following table lists the required attributes for importing new Sales Territory Resource records, required attributes for deleting Sales Territory Resource records, prerequisite setup tasks for the attributes, and specific validations, if any, for Sales Territory Resource import:

Attribute

Description

Data Type

Prerequisite Setup Task/ Import Validations

Creating a Sales Territory Resource Record

Deleting an Existing Sales Territory Resource Record

UniqueTerritoryNumber

The public unique identifier number of the territory

Text

Not applicable

Required

Required

ResourcePartyNumber

The public unique identifier number of the resource

Text

Not applicable

Required.

Required

FunctionCode

The code of the function (or role) of the territory member

Text

Not applicable

Optional.

Required if changing the function of the territory owner or member.

Don't provide a value.

AdministratorFlag

An indicator of whether the territory member is a delegated administrator for the territory

Text

Not applicable

Optional

Required if changing the delegated administrator of the territory owner or member.

Don't provide a value.

ManageForecastFlag

An indicator of whether the territory member is the forecasting delegate

Text

Not applicable

Optional

Required if changing the forecasting delegate of the territory owner or member.

Don't provide a value.

You can view the Sales Territory Resource object 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:

  1. Go to Navigator > Tools > Import Management > Import Objects.

  2. Select the Sales Territory Resource 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

After you have the CSV file ready, create an import activity to import the information. To create an import activity:

  1. Go to Navigator > Tools > Import Management > Import Queue.

  2. Click Create Import Activity in the Manage Imports page.

  3. In the Enter Import Options page, provide a name for the import activity, and select Sales Territory Resource from the Object drop-down list.

  4. Select the CSV file in the File Name field, and click Next.

  5. Under Advanced options, select the Import Mode as Create records or Delete Records.

  6. You would see that the source and target attributes are automatically mapped in the Map Fields page. Review and edit the mappings if required.

    • The ResourcePartyNumber isn't automatically mapped to the Resource Registry ID. Use the Save As option to create a mapping, name the mapping and map the Resource Registry ID target attribute to the Source File ResourcePartyNumber attribute, by dragging the target attribute to the Attribute Display Name. Select and apply this new import mapping in the Map Fields page of a future sales territory resource import activity.

  7. Check the file for unmapped columns or data format issues by clicking Validate Data. Click Next.

  8. Review the import details on the Review and Submit page, and click Submit when you're ready.

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:

  1. Go to Navigator > Tools > Import Management > Import Queue.

  2. Click All Imports and search for the import activity that you created earlier.

  3. 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.