User defined field:item master

Hi,
In item master data, I want to create a user defined field which is linked to an external table wherein the end-user can automatically upload new item master details into the sap appl frm an external table.

Dear Ayesha,
As far as I understand, what you would like to do is the following :
1. A user adds some data into an external table.
2. The user defined Field in SAP B1 is automatically updated with the data in the external table.
If you would like to achieve the above, then I would suggest you to use one of the following methods :
1. DTW to import the tables' content.
2. Import/export option from Excel
3. or an Addon created via the SDK.
If I understood the issue incorrectly, please let me know.
Regards
Arshdeep

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