XML or Excel for data importing

I´m rookie in Indesign and I must create a catalogue of products. What are the basic differences between import files in Excel and xml?

If you have to ask me then the answer is probably no.
But if you are an expert in XML, then the answer is definitely yes.
But I'm not an expert.
I recall that my first exposure to XML, a few years back, involved a huge catalog. They gave me XML files -- I didn't know what to do with them, so I converted them to a kind of tagged text and processed them as paragraphs.
But the XML was mal-formed and they were at a loss. They were backing the information out of a web site. I asked them where the original data was stored. They said Excel files. So I had them send me the Excel files and the project moved forward at high speed.
It all depends on what you're familiar with.
Dave

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Approval Activation for data import

Hi,
I will be importing my sales order, purchase order, GRPO and Delivery through DTW. However I want all these transactions to be subject to approvals. But when I imported a PO through DTW it bypassed the approval procedures. Please let me know if this is how it works or I need to change the way I am importing the transaction.
Thanks

Dear Kapil,
You just restrict user for data import but In standeard system you cant set approval for data import.
REGARDS
MANGESH PAGDHARE.

Import Manager Usage : Approaches for developing Import file structure and text validations

Hi Experts,
We are having 50+ import maps. We have provided option to users to drop the files for data import. Currently Import Manager(7.1 Sp08) does not have capability of pre-import validation of file data such as
a. file structure - number of columns specific to import map
b. file text validations - special characters, empty lines, empty cells
c. Uniqueness of the records in the file
For this, we are planning to build temporary folder(port specific) in which user drops in the file. We use the custom development to do above mentioned validations and then move the files to actual import ports.
Please let us know if you have worked on similar requirements and how you have fulfilled such requirements.
Regards,
Ganga

Hi Ganga,
Assuming you have a well defined xsd and are getting valid xmls from source in the Inbound Port of MDM. Also,you have a Primary key in form of External ID (say).
So just by making and defining a XSD you get most of what you want in your questions a and b.
Now if you wish to use PI to drop files in the inbound port then you can build all the validations in PI itself and you would not need Staging table.
Otherwise,you can have another table (preferably Main table) in the same repository or other dummy repository where records are created on import based on External ID.
Here you can launch an MDM workflow on import of these records and run assignments to replace unwanted characters and Validations to give error for rejecting some records based on the data quality level desired.Once unwanted characters are removed and data is validated it can be syndicated using a syndication step in the Workflow.So records which fail are not sent and which pass are sent to a outbound port.
From the outbound port PI or some other job can pick the file from this outbound folder and drop to Inbound folder of the same repository which imports to the required Primary Main table.Here again you have the option to leverage validations in PI and further check if data is fine.
Once this activity is done you can delete the records from the staging table.
Thanks,
Ravi

OIA jobs.xml constrain execute of file import on only one of two app server

I am trying to get the jobs.xml and scheduling-context.xml files to fire an import job on one of the two app servers. There are two application servers utilizing the same shared database. Files to import into OIA reside on one of the two application servers file systems only and we want to use the jobs.xml and scheduling-context.xml files on one of the app servers to setup the imports.
I have these two beans enabled
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<property name="cronExpression">
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</property>
</bean>
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<value>Users Import</value>
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</property>
<property name="jobClass">
<value>com.vaau.rbacx.scheduling.manager.providers.quartz.jobs.IAMJob</value>
</property>
<property name="group">
<value>SYSTEM</value>
</property>
<property name="durability">
<value>true</value>
</property>
<property name="jobDataAsMap">
<map>

<entry key="jobOwnerName">
<value>REPLACE_ME</value>
</entry>

<entry key="usersToNotify">
<value>REPLACE_ME</value>
</entry>
<entry key="IAMActionName">
<value>ACTION_IMPORT_USERS</value>
</entry>
<entry key="IAMServerName">
<value>FILE_SERVER</value>
</entry>

<entry key="NEXT_JOB">
<value>rolesImportJob</value>
</entry>
</map>
</property>
</bean>
QUESTION:_
Is the IAMServerName value suppose to have the literal hostname of the application server (ex. "oia.bluebird.com") configured in place of the default "FILE_SERVER" text?
Your insite is greatly appreciated

Hi Meg,
I have to say that I've only seen the jobs.xml be defined for data feeds only. It does not make calls out to app/DB servers OOTB.
The alternative solution are the following:
1. Use your IDM provisioning connector to the application then pull the data from the IDM product into OIA
2. Extract the data from the app server using the ETL functionality/engine within the OIA product to extract the data into a data feed (then OIA will pick that up)
3. Construct some extracting functionality (like a java class) instead of ETL
Hope this has helped
Regards,
Daniel Redfern
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Data Import from Excel for Items

I have used the data import for items, in the past , to import the prices for existing item. I am using this for the first time in SAP version 9.0. There are new fields due to the additional currencies. In an running a test with two items and two price list codes, code 1 and code 10. When I run the import gets stuck in a loop and keeps giving me errors on line 1 with invalid price code.
I want to import two price lists Price List 1 and Price List 10. For example I want price list 1 to be $10.00 and price lit 10 to be $5.00
In the import from excel I have the following fields
A Item Number
B Price List Code
C Unit Price - Primary Currency
D Primary Currency
E Unit Price - Additional Currency 1
F Additional Currency 1
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H Additional Currency 2
I UoM Code
J Price List Code
K Unit Price - Primary Currency
L Primary Currency
M Unit Price - Additional Currency 1
N Additional Currency 1
O Unit Price - Additional Currency 2
P Additional Currency 2
Q UoM Code
I am using the following columns
A item number
B 1
C 10.00
J 10
K 5.00
This is the way I use this function in SAP versions 2007 and 8.8
Any suggestions
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Hi Gordon,
I tried what you suggested, but does not work. I tried with two items, when I run the import SAP gets stuck in a loop displaying error lines. The only way to stop is to restrt SAP.
I attched a screen shot of the error

Howto import XML into Excel table ?

Hi,
I asked this before in the Excel forums but received the suggestion that I ask here instead. The question precis : How to ungrey the "Append new data to existing XML lists" checkbox so I can select it when importing XML data into an Excel
spreadsheet.
I have a local server which provides data in XML form and need to import successive reloads of the XML page into successive lines in an Excel spreadsheet. I found the Excel help page entitled "How to use XML in Excel 2003" at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/excel-help/how-to-use-xml-in-excel-2003-HA001101964.aspx?CTT=1&origin=EC001022986
which was useful in so far as permitting me to import the data using the XML Source task pane and mapping the elements I need from the XML source to columns in the spreadsheet.
In order to append successive lines from the XML source page, as I understand it from the link I quoted, I need to change the XML Map properties to "Append new data to existing XML lists". However this checkbox is greyed out in the
XML Map properties dialog box so I can't select it.
Any ideas how I can achieve my aims here ?
Thanks in advance,
Mike

Hi Mike,
Thank you for contacting Office IT Pro General Discussions Services.
From your description, I understand that you tried to import XML into Excel table. You selected “Use the XML Source
task pane” when opening the XML file, then you tried to check the option in the
Map Properties window: "Append new data to existing XML lists".
However, this option is grayed out. If there is any misunderstanding, please feel free to let me know.
I have checked the issue on my side but could not reproduce this issue. I suggest download the sample XML file as suggested on the page and test the
issue again:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B4BD3283-AD0B-408D-9CE7-AB9C3537BBBB&displaylang=en
If the problem does not occur with the sample XML file, this issue might occur as there are some problems with the XML you were using.
If the problem also occurs in with the sample XML file, this issue might be related to some third-party software conflicts. I suggest checking this
issue by starting Excel in the safe mode.
Start the Office program in safe mode
==============
1.
Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to
Microsoft Office.
2.
Press and hold the CTRL key, and then click
Microsoft Excel.
If the problem does not occur in the safe mode, this issue might be related to some third-party add-ins in the Excel program, we can try to disable
them. Normally, you could do the following to disable the conflict add-ins in your Excel program:
Disable add-ins
Click
Tools > Options >
Add-in, click Go button in the Manage:
Com-in Add.
Check if there are any add-ins,
clear the checkbox to disable them.
Close the Office program and
restart it.
Add one check back each time to the list of Add-In,
restart the Office program, and repeat the above procedure. Once the issue reappears again, we can determine which add-in causes this problem and then disable it.
Please take your time to try the suggestions and let me know the results at your earliest convenience. If anything is unclear or if there is anything
I can do for you, please feel free to let me know.
Best Regards,
Sally Tang

How to use XML Gateway for Order Import and Item Import?

Hello XML gurus,
I'm working in Oracle Apps area and do not have much knowledge on XML or web programming. Currently in my project there is a need to use Order Import and Item Import using interface tables and XML Gateway. The items/orders information will be in the XML format from Siebel system, there will be no custom processing...just process the data as-is.
I've read the XML Gateway user guide but did not understand much.
Anyone with similar implementation experience?
I'm looking for a step-by-step guide on what needs to be done in Oracle Apps side to populate the interface tables from XML file and call the import APIs?
Your inputs, suggestions, tips are highly appreciated. :)
Thx,
Jags

I have a similar requirement to automate the order import and was looking at XML Gateway. Please update if you were able to find more information.
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Data import for users of forms created with Livecycle Designer

Hello,
I have seen several posts regarding data import for forms created by Livecycle Designer but nothing that helps with something I am trying to accomplish. I can create a data connection and import information in a form but what I would like to do is import data, then send the pdf for completion to a user. There are a few data elements that I have available and the rest of the information comes from from the user. The problem I run into is once I create a data connection, the pdf is ALWAYS looking for the source file for that data. I simply want to prepopulate some fields and send to the various users for completion. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Which type of Data Connection are you trying to create?
XML Schema, Sample Data File or WSDL?
Creating any one of first two types(mentioned above) will only create schema and will never import any data into PDF.
If you create the WSDL connection, you can surely import data (i.e. prepopulate data) into your PDF and forward it for users review/fill.
If I misunderstood your question, please get me clarified.
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How to search a .csv file for data using its timestamp, then import to labview

Hi, I'm currently obtaining density, viscosity and temperature data from an instrument, adding a timestamp and writing it to a .csv file which I can view in Excel. This works fine (see attached code) but what I need to do now is to search that csv file for data which was obtained at a certain time, import the temperature, density & viscosity values at this time back into Labview to do some calculations with them, while the data acquisition process is still ongoing.
I've found various examples on how to import an entire csv file into labview, but none on how to extract data at a specific time. Also, whenever I try to do anything with the .csv file while my data acquistion VI is running, I receive error messages (presumably because I'm trying to write to and import data from the .csv file simultaneously). Is there some way around this, maybe using case structures?
If you need to know my skill level, I've been using Labview for a few weeks and prior to that have basically no experience of writing code, so any help would be great. Thanks!
Solved!
Go to Solution.
Attachments:
Lemis VDC-30 read registers MODBUS v5.vi ‏56 KB

It sounds as if you are going about this a little backwards writing to a data file and then extracting from the file but its the weekend so I can't think of an improved way to do it at the moment.
Searching for a specific time with those specific values is quite easy, or if you wanted to select any time then you could interpolate the values to find any value that you want (This is where the contiguous measurement comes in, as you have readings at discrete times you will have to interpolate the values if you want to get the 'measured value' at a time point that is not exactly one of your measured points).
If you can extract the TDMS time column and the T, D & V then simply thresholding and interpolating each of your array/data sets should allow readings at your desired times.
Attachments:
Interpolate.png ‏301 KB

Data Import Wizard from Excel on DATE column

I have exported data to a csv in Oracle SQL Developer and one of the columns are of an Oracle Date datatype. In opening up Excel I see the Date column represented as 15-MAY-01 12.00.00.000000000 AM.
I am now going through the Data Import Wizard to create a new table and import the data. When I get to Step 3 of 4 it reads the data and assigns it a VARCHAR2. I want the column to be Date or Timestamp. In this case I choose timestamp and for format entered DD-MON-YY hh.mi.ss.fffffffff AM.
When I go to Step 4 of 4 to and click the Verify button I get:
"Verifying if the Date columns have date formats" Date columns DOT_LOGN_EFDT, have invalid or null date formats.
I am using Oracle SQL Developer 2.1.0.63 Build 63.73.
Any idea what I put in the format window to read the excel value of 15-MAY-01 12.00.00.000000000 AM correctly?

I am not able to reproduce your problem. When I export a date column, I do not get the time portion. This is the expected behavior. When re-importing the date, I therefore have no problem. I have tried manipulating the tools->preferences->database->nls->date format mask to include the time (and fractional seconds), but export still only exports the date portion. The fractional seconds is not valid for a date field, which explains the import error you are getting. The question remains as to why the exported data has the time. Can you describe your exact steps for doing the export?

Error Message in Data IMport from Excel

Hi All
Please can you help - I am trying to import some BP data using the option in the menu Administration - Data Import/Export - Data Import from Excel.
I have created my import file as a text file and provided the relevant mappings. Having located my text file, I then get the following error message:
Row Number 1:Internal error (-2007) occurred.
Has anyone got any ideas as to what this means I've done wrong?
Thanks

Dear，
Kindly refer to note 1296487 below:
Symptom
In attempt to import a Business Partner from an Excel file to SAP
Business One, the following error messages are displayed and the
Business Partner is not imported:
    o When there are no House Banks in the company, the following error
       messages are displayed:
    Row Number 1: Internal error 'House Bank Accounts' occurred,
and,0 Records imported successfully.
     o When there are no Payment Methods in the company, the following
        error messages are displayed:
     Internal error 'Payment Methods for Payment Wizard' (OPYM)
(-2007) occurred, and, 0 Records imported successfully.
     o When Payment Methods and House Bank are defined in the company,
        the following error messages are displayed:
     Row Number 1: Internal error (-2007) occurred, and,
     0 Records imported successfully.
Other terms
DB, export, BP
Reason and Prerequisites
Application error
Solution
SAP intends to provide patches in order to solve described problem.
The section Reference to related Notes below will list the specific
Patches when available.
The corresponding Info file of Patches on SAP Service Marketplace will
show the correction / SAP Note number also.
Be aware that these references can only be set at Patch release date.
SAP will deliver Patches only for selected Releases at its own
discretion, based on the business impact and the complexity of the
implementation.
If it is your case, We would like to inform you that we plan to fix the problem you raised,
in patch 05 for SAP Business One 2007 A FP01 / SP01 Release.
For SAP Business One Patch Delivery Schedule please look at:
http://service.sap.com/smb/sbo/patches
Best regards,
Apple

Data Import from Excel - Users Logged on

Hello all,
I am new the forums and am learning SAP from a user and administrator perspective so please excuse if some of my questions seem obvious. I appreciate everyone's help very help
I have the task of setting up two new company profiles in addition to our current one.
I am at the stage of importing Item Master and Business Partner data.
1) What is the preferred method? DTW vs. Import from Excel? Is one more suitable then the other for this purpose?
2) The help file for importing via excel states "If SAP Business One is running on a network, you have ensured that other users will be logged off the system during the import." Could someone please explain:
- What are the risks of running DTW or imports while users are logged in?
- If users are logged into the live version of our company but I am testing DTW/excel imports from a TEST copy of that company are there still risks or is this okay?
- If users are logged into one database but I am performing data imports on a different company database (for example I would be the only one logged into the companies currently being set up - is this okay even though users are logged into SAP server but accessing a different company?)
Thanks very much!
Richard

Hi Kiwi,
Referring to the Rules of enagement you have to post one thread per question. Please adhere to the rules from your next post.
DTW is the very much Preferred method you have simulation to see if you record are find to be imported before importing to the DB, using DTW Import from Excel will only help importing BP and Item master data. If you have to make any updates then it will be a task again. In DTW you can save the template and keep adding data and changes can be updated from the template and re-imported
Please refer to the link below to "Differences between the Import From Excel and Data Transfer Workbench templates" the screen shots for DTW are from version before 2007A SP01 PL09.
[http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/B1/DifferencesbetweentheImportFromExcelandDataTransferWorkbenchtemplatesandwhathappenswhentheyare+interchanged.]
1. When users are logged on It can cause some inconsistency, ensure no user is logged on the live DB before performing any major DTW import
2. It will be ok if you are Test importing data to test DB on the same SQL server.
Regards,
Rakesh N

Import Excel events, dates info to iCal

I cannot seem to find the easy way to import excel events, dates, birthday, games etc. into iCal. There has to be an easy way.

Hi jkuyio
1. Regarding the connection string and the provider, are you using 64 bit or 32 bit?
2. By the way, Your question is not related to this forum i think. I mean you can use SSIS for this and work with SQL Server database as well but i think this is not the right way to do it!
In any case you can check this link for more information on connecting the MySQL from SSIS:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mattm/archive/2008/03/03/connecting-to-mysql-from-ssis.aspx
* Basically you can connect to any data source that you have the right data provider.
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** Data can be import into the MySQL as well:
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[svn] 4128: Fix for - Examples imported by the @ includeExample tag are truncated after the first or second XML comment

Revision: 4128
Author: [email protected]
Date: 2008-11-17 12:53:34 -0800 (Mon, 17 Nov 2008)
Log Message:
Fix for - Examples imported by the @includeExample tag are truncated after the first or second XML comment
examples-path option is now public and adding period at the end of Constructor.
QE Notes: baselines need to be updated.
Doc Notes: None
Bugs: SDK-18125, SDK-18077, SDK-18126
tests: checkintests
Ticket Links:
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-18125
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-18077
http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-18126
Modified Paths:
flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/compiler/asdoc/TopLevelClassesGenerator.ja va
flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/configuration_en.properties
flex/sdk/trunk/modules/compiler/src/java/flex2/tools/ASDocConfiguration.java

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Create a visual web part which get data from excel sheet and import it into sql server database in sharepoint 2010 (development)

Hi,
I want to create a visual webpart which will read data from excel sheet and import it in to sql server database.(using sharepoint development)
I want to do it using visual webpart.
Please help to solve the issue.
Thanks in advance!
Regards
Rajni

Hi Rajni,
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel assembly provides class to read excel file data, in your web part solution, reference the assembly, and following blog contains samples about how to read the excel file data,
and import it to SQL database.
1.Create a Visual Web Part Project:Create
Visual Web Parts in SharePoint 2010
2.Read the excel workbook by using SPFile class:
http://alancejacob.blogspot.in/2012/06/read-data-from-excel-file-and-insert-in.html
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14496608/read-excel-file-stored-in-sharepoint-document-library
3.Export the excel workbook to SQL Server:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/99bb20/import-excel-data-to-sql-server-in-Asp-Net/
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