Import from asset management

Hi,
Trying to load a file from SAP (Asset Management) to HFM.
The extracted file got Asset Types/Entities/Profit Centers in the rows and Asset Movements (Opening, closing, additions, disposals etc) in the columns. I need to load these movements to a set of Balance Sheet movement-members in Custom1.
To be able to import and map the file I probably need to have one line/row for each BS-movement. Does anyone know how to create an import script in FDM that 'flips' the columns into rows?
Other alternatives?
Thanks!
Thor Sørby
EPM Consultant
[email protected]

Originally Posted by Tobeyb
Hi Guys,
I need to do an import from a CSV file into the asset management database, in this CSV file is fields like the exact location of the workstation, user, email address, phone number, etc. This data has been collected using third party apps and exported to a single CSV.
To do this the purchase order import wont work because there isn't the required fields available to import. Also the workstation scanner/imported doesn't interrogate the workstation enough to get these fields(we will possibly using the importer to get the workstations in initially).
This could be entered in manually, but for ~5000 records, this isn't feasible.
I'm running ZCM 10.0.3, using Sybase
Any help would be great!
Cheers
I have worked how to do it, its just a case of not enough documentation to do it.
It should be done through the "Import Managed Workstation" if anyone has gotten this to work without the documentation, please let me know.
Thanks..

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If you are interested in this solution you are likely to have tens or hundreds of thousands of images in which case camera generated filenames will not be unique. I add a month and year in import and conversion to DNG into LR to ensure filenames are unique. There are a range of other work-arounds that may suit your workflow better. But remember, you need something that LR will find in a single search. It may be you create a unique identifier in a EXIF or IPTC field - this will work too... Some smart bunny may point out to me there is some foolproof automatic unique identifier for each image built into LR which can be accessed and exported but I am not aware of it. I guess image creation time (to the second) comes pretty close but I cannot see how to search on this from a search field entry...
Where you may need to find some workarounds:
If you are on a PC, the one thing that is not available on the net is the barcode label printer. In the past I used to print labels on multi-label sheets with a laser printer. It's not obvious to me how to translate the unique image identifier into a barcode for this approach but I'm sure there will be one out there. But I came to the conclusion that a dedicated "on demand" label printer would save a huge amount of messing around. I think the Brother model I use is about US$79 which doesn't exactly break any bank. And the continuous paper roll I use means labels end up about 2.5 cents a pop... What makes this or even the more capable models (with auto-cutters) such a great deal is the P-touch sofware which does do all the linking of database to label and info field to barcode. This is worth the price alone I reckon. There are other free and for-fee webcam barcode readers out there too; the one I've noted works for me...
This may sound pretty complex to set up. But the reality is, once export, database and print templates are in place, it's all automatic.

Hi,
Great use of LR/Transporter
The strange characters result from the fact that LR/Transporter outputs files with a UTF-8 encoding. You need to be able to read that so see them. Most applications can read UTF-8 nowadays.
Tim

Using ZCM asset management

Hi, I am trying to teach myself ZCM asset management. I did learn a little about ZCM itself, but I am in charge of the asset management part of it. I have been looking at it off and on for 3 or 4 months now and it is still confusing. Can someone suggest a good document that explains it or an inexpensive training on it? This is my first time using any kind of ZENworks so I feel very lost. I have the PO's imported and started creating licensed products to my discovered products. But then I have a mess when I have a product that is an annual license. I must be doing it wrong? If anyone has any suggestions let me know or if you want to help me along on the forum that would be great!
Thanks!
Amy

Hey there,
Im currently working with the Asset Management component of ZCM, so far everything works. I read the documentation and tested a lot of Stuff so far.
Actually I have no problem with the steps and "working" with it, but at some points ive got basic lack of understanding the underlying process.
Like: Why exactly do I need catalog products, I cant really see the reason for them, seems like an unnecessary step/level or whatever :)
Does anyone of you know a good source to learn the "Basics of Asset Management", I assume the Asset Management Component of ZCM will have been "build along an before existing Concept". I assume this Concept would be "Asset Management", but i could find no detailed information regarding this.
Either it was so product specific or so compressed that I could not learn much from it.
The Novell documentations clear up pretty much everything about how to work with this, but I still feel confused WHY iam doing what iam doing :)
regards,
alex

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