Loading Item Categories

Hi,
I'm a newbie to Oracle Inventory. Actually I want to import item categories into Oracle base tables. I want to know what are all the api shoud i use.
It would be very useful for me if you can provide me complete steps involved in loading item categories along with sample PLSQL code for loading item categories.
Thanks in advance.
Edited by: user13552077 on Jun 15, 2011 3:00 PM

Hi,
Please find the requested information below:
1. Identify Public APIs For Importing Items, Categories, and Catalogs [ID 295475.1]
2. A List Of Public API's for Item Master [ID 395493.1]
Regards,
Yuvaraj.C
Edited by: user12945136 on Jun 15, 2011 3:58 PM

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I have to import item categories+ into oracle base tables. Kindly guide me in following aspects.
1) what are all the mandatory columns in staging table
2) what are all the interface tables should i use to import item categories
3) what are the APIs i should call to load data from interface tables to oracle base table
4)what are all the base tables that would be affected by this load
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Pre-requisites:
Creating an Organization
Code Combinations
Templates
Defining Item Status Codes
Defining Item Types
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MTL_SYSTEM_ITEMS_INTERFACE:
PROCESS_FLAG = 1 (1= Pending, 2= Assign Complete, 3= Assign/Validation Failed, 4= Validation succeeded; Import failed, 5 = Import in Process, 7 = Import succeeded)
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ORGANIZATION_ID
DESCRIPTION
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MATERIAL_COST
REVISION
TEMPLATE_ID
SUMMARY_FLAG
ENABLED_FLAG
PURCHASING_ITEM_FLAG
SALES_ACCOUNT (defaulted from
MTL_PARAMETERS.SALES_ACCOUNT)
COST_OF_SALES_ACCOUNT (defaulted from MTL_PARAMETERS.COST_OF_SALES_ACCOUNT)
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l_item_table EGO_Item_PUB.Item_Tbl_Type;
x_item_table EGO_Item_PUB.Item_Tbl_Type;
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x_return_status VARCHAR2(1);
x_msg_count NUMBER(10);
x_msg_data VARCHAR2(1000);
x_message_list Error_Handler.Error_Tbl_Type;
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--Replace MFG user name with appropriate user name.
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