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The Equipment fields try to identify an existing Equipment record to add to the Equipment tab of the Service. They are checked in the order of the list below. If a value is blank, it is ignored by the Import process. If the value is filled in, the Import attempts to do the lookup.
If the lookup fails, the Import stops and output an error message. This error does not affect the Service INSERT or UPDATE, only the Equipment tab association.
An Equipment can only be associated if the Service Status is 'Active' or 'Suspend'. And the existing Equipment Status must be 'Assigned'.
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This is the RECID field from the Equipment record. This is usually not visible, but it can be obtained from an export. This method will always provide a unique number. It is useful for Equipment with blank values for all of the other key fields.If the lookup fails, that import line will output an error message. This error does not affect the Service INSERT or UPDATE, only the Equipment tab association.
Flags / Conditional Logic
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