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  • The Import can UPDATE an existing GLA with a Charge. It cannot INSERT the GLA to associate the Charge.
  • This means that GLA Charges Import always adds new Charges, never DELETE or UPDATE.
  • Warning: This has the potential to create duplicates.

Fields

GLA Full Codes

Required

Datatype is String.

This is a full sequence of GLA Components separated by the GLA_CONCATENATOR .

Multiple levels of a hierarchy "path" (like Locations) are connected by the HIERARCHYPATH_SEPARATOR string.

The default value for this string is right angle-brace (>) with a space on either side: " > ".

When importing nested Locations, the separator you use for each level of the hierarchy must match the concatenator string.

For example, Site A > Building B > Room C.

Charge Catalog Name

Required

Datatype is String.

Instead of mapping this, the value can be supplied for all records in the Import Record Format.

If the Import Record Format supplies a value and is mapped, the mapped value takes precedence.

The name imports if it is a unique value in the catalog.

Owner Contact Customer Number

Datatype is String.

Owner Contact First Name

Datatype is String.

Passes in the First Name of Contact Owners.

Owner Contact Last Name

Datatype is String.

Passes in the Last Name of Contact Owners.

Owner Dept. Hierarchy

Datatype is String.

Import matched the Department Hierarchy Code, not the Name.

For a multi-level Department Hierarchy the Full Path of the Hierarchy MUST be used.

For example, if the Department, XYZ, is a child to Department, Billing, the Owner Department Hierarchy field should be Billing

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, XYZ.

Bill Date

Datatype is String.

The default value is today's date.

The Bill Date can come from a mapping or from the import file selection form.

Mapping takes precedence.

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This is the transaction date for NRCs or Start Date for MRCs.

Billing Group

Datatype is String.

This is an override to the charge Owner's Billing Group.

Description

Datatype is String.

This overrides the Charge Catalog Description.

Override Amount

Datatype is String.

This is only allowed if the Charge Catalog entry allows overrides.

Prorate

Datatype is Boolean.

Default Value is False.

Permitted Values are 1, Yes, and True.

These set the Prorate flag to True [1].

All other

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values enter as False [0].

Quantity

Datatype is String.

Stop Date

Data type is String.

Default value is blank.

Used for MRCs only and is ignored for NRCs.

Charge Catalog Full Name

Data type is String.

This can be used in place of the Charge Catalog Name and expects the full catalog Path.

New Override Amount

Data type is String.

This is only allowed if the Charge Catalog entry allows overrides.

Used for UPDATE only.

New Quantity

Data type is string.

Used for UPDATE only.

RECID

Data type is String.

Used as a lookup for Charge updates.

Effective Date

Data type is String.

Expected values are Backdate and Today.

Billing Group Override

Data type is String.

Default value is blank.

The value must match an existing Billing Group.

This is an override. It should only be provided if an override of the Billing Group is desired from the Department Hierarchy or Contact Owner.

Child Records

GLA

GLA Charges are a Child record of GLA Imports. As such, they can only be added to an existing GLA.

Flags / Conditional Logic

GLA_CHARGE_TYPE:

Default Value is NONRECURRING.

If this is set, it must be set to the code of one of the CHARGE_TYPE List Values from the List Values grid.

The System Use values are: MONTHLY_RECURRING, NONRECURRING, QUARTERLY, SEMI_ANNUAL, and ANNUAL_RECURRING.

UPDATE:

Default vales is UPDATE

If set, this import will UPDATE existing records.

If the import cannot find an existing record to update, it will error. If the UPDATE flag is set, the import only updates existing charges.

This can be used to set Stop Dates on MRCs, change Override Amounts, Quantity, Description, GLA, or Prorate flag.

Warnings and Errors

The following warnings display if the Service Charge UPDATE fails:

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