Stock List Import

Summary

You can import a stock list (created externally to Platinum) directly into areas of the Stock Control, Order Processing or Workshop by pressing <Alt+F6>. This mechanism is used to interface Platinum with many parts catalogue (EPC) products.

Once activated with the <Alt+F6> from a "Stock Code" field, Platinum will import the stock list into the current module. This will save the user having to re-key the list that has just been built inside the EPC (or website).

More Information

We provide our own specification of stock list import for any third parties wishing to interface with Platinum.

The file is a line sequential fixed field design with the file name 'c:\catalyst\platinum.inp'.

Layout

Name	Position	Size	Description
Stock	1	15	The stock code to be imported into the Platinum stock list.
Price	16	10	The price to import. This will be parsed. 10, 10.50, 15.4, -7.50
Quantity	26	10	The quantity to import. This will be parsed. 1, 5, -5
V.A.T. Rate	36	1	This is optional and will be used if the Stock Code has to be created inside Platinum. Valid values are 'S' for Standard Rate, 'E' for Exempt Rate and 'Z' for Zero Rated items. If not provided then 'S' will be assumed.
Description	37	90	This is optional and will be used if the Stock Code has to be created inside Platinum. If not provided then the Stock Code will be used on line one and "Auto-Created by List Import" will used on line two.

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Keywords AND Misspellings

stock list, import, POS