In Sage X3, we make sure of import/export templates quite often for importing huge data with ease. However sometimes the importing data templates are acquired through any external client application which might have different external data parameters which in Sage X3 are stored in different internal codes. Sage X3 provides us a Setup module that helps setting these in an efficient way.

For example: MATERIALS are external codes for category while in Sage X3 product category is RM.

To know more about this, we’ll show a small example of how we are transcoding the Internal code with an external code that works both for Importing & exporting cases.

For this we’re referencing following paths and screenshots below:

Imports/Exports template: All > Setup > Usage > Imports/Exports > Import/Export template (GESAOE)
Transcribe Import/Export: All > Setup > Usage > Imports/Exports > Transcribe import/export (GESAOR)
Exports: All > Usage > Imports/Exports > Exports (GEXPOBJ)
Imports: All > Usage > Imports/Exports > Imports (GIMPOBJ)
Products: All > Common Data > Products > Product (GESITM)

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Fig. 1 – ZITM template

-As shown in Fig. 1 we have our custom product template on which we’ll showcase the part for Category field.

Fig. 2 – Normal exported data

-When we try to export the data from the above template we get the data as shown in Fig. 2 where we can see the Category as BRR.

Fig. 3 – Setting up custom Transcribe table Fig. 4 – Linking the transcribe table no. in Category field of template setup

-Now to transform the category data we’ll set up a new Transcribe import/export table as shown in Fig. 3. In that we’re adding the local code as BRR & external code as TESTCATEGORY. Once the table is created we’re linking the table number to the Category field’s Table number column as shown in Fig. 4.

Note:- By sage standards it is recommended to use table numbers within the range 600-999 as below can be overwritten by application updates.
-For the transcription process the following principles apply:

Exports: A search for the field’s original value is performed on the values in Local code and then transcribed to the value in External code.
Imports: The External code column is searched, and the value is transcribed to the Local code value.

-Other important parts involve while setting up the table data:
– Spaces are not allowed in the Local code and External code values.
– To provide a default in the column being searched, use an “ * ” as the value.
– If the column being searched includes the same value more than once, the first transcription will be used.
– To prevent a specific value from being transcribed, set the transcribed value to “ * ”.

Fig. 5 – Export data having External code

-Now once we export the same product data we can see the category BRR is transformed with TESTCATEGORY as shown in Fig. 5.

-We can test the same scenario by Importing a template with an external code and in sage x3 the creation is handled with the internal code as shown in Fig. 6 & Fig. 7 below.

Fig. 6 – Import data with external code Fig. 7 – Successful creation of custom product

-As we can see in Fig. 8. Below The product masters of the created product have BRR as the category.

Fig. 8 – Internal code referenced during creation by Sage X3

This way we can implement advanced restrictions on transactions using 4GL in Sage X3.