About the File Import Report

To set up this report, you use the controls at the top of the report. Among other things, these controls allow you to specify what period of time the report should cover.

For each file that was imported within the time frame that you specify, the File Import Summary report lists the following fields:
  • File Import ID: This is a file ID assigned by the system in accession order. Each new file is assigned the next number, so higher numbers indicate a more recent file. Files are listed from highest ID to lowest (within the specified time frame for the report).
  • File Name: Name composed of standard filename elements, including date.
  • Start Date: The start-date of the file generation.
  • End Date: The end-date of the file generation.
  • File Type: The type of file that was imported, for example: TransactionImport, StoreImport, ProductImport, etc.
  • Status: Successful or Failed.
  • Details link: Click this link in the File Import Summary report to see the File Import Details report for the associated file.

The File Import Details report has two variations:

  • If the file import failed, the File Import Details report lists information in fields titled "Failure Reason and Suggested Action".
  • If the file import succeeded, then the File Import Details report lists file data and statistics, including the record type, the number of records in the file, and the number of records that were successfully transmitted.
Note: In the case of certain files, a file import may partially succeed (some records are transmitted but others are not) and the file import is considered a success. In this case this report will specify the number of records successfully transmitted, and the number of records that failed to be transmitted.