Inventory Import by UPC code

I am trying to figure the best way/best practice method of displaying one of our vendors inventory within our Sage system.  All the items are IIG matrix items and we receive the data with the quantities being tied to the UPC.  I have all the UPC codes already in Sage, I am having trouble visualizing how to chain the tables together in order to get from the UPC maintenance table to the table I need to get to in order to enter the inventory.

The vendor will supply us with a csv file and we will run a import maybe twice a day to update our inventory numbers.  Again the only key field in this file that I can link our data with is the UPC.

  • I'm not familiar with IIG matrix but you can set up alias records for an item in Item Maintenance and that could maintain the link between a UPC code and your internal item code. 

    Alternatively, if you will only ever have one UPC code per internal item, you could set up a UDF in CI_Item to hold the UPC code, going this route would eliminate the need to link in the IM_AliasItem table.

  • in reply to David Speck

    I see your point but it will not work for us because the item acts as a parent item, it can't have a UPC code, the children (lot serial numbers) contain the UPC code.  So within an item IIG gives us the ability to add different color size combinations under one item code.  Our catalog of item codes would be outrageous if we didn't use the enhancement.

  • in reply to jland47

    If the inventory is Lot valuation, look in IM_ItemCost, which is where that data is stored (Cost Detail tab of Item Maintenance).

  • in reply to Kevin M

    Yes, inventory is in this tab, but I'd have to back track to tie the UPC to the Lot No. correct?

  • in reply to jland47

    Sorry... I have never worked with that enhancement, so I don't know how it works.  I thought the UPC might be embedded in the Lot# field.  If there is a linking table, I have no insights to provide.

    One trick for finding the table where certain data is stored: make a change, then go to the MAS_###\??### folder and look at the date modified on the M4T files.  (Only works for Standard / Advanced, not Premium).