Set Key Field in Import Manager

Hi All,
I have 2 fields in my source file(name,category) .category(look up Field) is the key field and name(display Field) is the matching field.
I got file like this......
Name                  category
1                           A
1                           B
1                           C
While importing i got an error stating that Import failed. The destination record was referred to by multiple source records. Duplicate source records should be merged before importing them.
Import action: Update (All Mapped Fields)Source record no: 1
But in this case my key field is Category based on category then these 3 records will be 3 different records.
Please let me know the use of Set Key field in the Import Manager and how it works?

Hi,
It's not about set of key field in MDM Import Manager but the reason is that you can not select more than 1 category(Lookup Taxonomy) in maintable for one record. thats why error is coming because for this Property Multi-valued always No.
Even, you can try this in Data Manager manually create three Category A, B and C in taxonomy mode on selecting Sub table Categories, then on selecting main table, when you select category field(which is lookup to categories table)for a particular record you could able to select only one category A, B or C.
i would suggest make a Attribute of type text having three values A, B and C and mark this as Multi-Valued in Attribute Detail and link this Attribute with your category. in this way you can attach three values A, B and C with your Record.
Other thing you can do,make this category field as (Lookup Hierarchy not lookup taxonomy) in main table to Subtable(Hierarchy) then for this field in main table you can set Property Multi-valued = Yes in MDM console and then after Import using MDM Import Manager finally only one record will get created in Data Manager as:
Name Category
1 A;B;C
Hope it will Help you,
Rewards if Useful.....
Mandeep Saini
Edited by: Mandeep Saini on Jun 20, 2008 8:46 AM

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