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null value in combobox for data import

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I am trying to import data (transaction import) from a csv file into the Vendor Maintenance screen.  We added a user defined combobox  and created our values list.  I then created a new control macro for the import and made sure that the CSV file matches the macro.  Some of the records in the data file will have a null value for this combobox field and some won't.  How do I configure the values list in the ComboBox propertis so that the import will not fail?  The error from the import log file is below, the record that this failed on has a null (a blank value really) value for this field.

'System Message 8020: Invalid possible value for a ComboBox. Control: xuser1 Value:

'System Message 8016: Possible values for the control xuser1 are ;,LGBUS;Large Business,SMBUS;Small Business,SD_BA;SDB - Black
'                    American,SD_HA;SDB - Hispanic American,SD_AP;SDB - Asian Pacific American,SD_FA;SDB - Filipino
'                    American,SD_NA;SDB - Native American,SD_AI;SDB - Asian Indian American,SD_PA;SDB - Polynesian
'                    American,SD_ME;SDB - Multi-Ethnic,WOBUS;Women's Business Enterprise,DVBUS;Disabled Veteran Owned Business
'                    Enterprise

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    RE: null value in combobox for data import

    I ended up setting this field up as a non-required field and was able to import the data successfully.  

  • Carolyn Kolpien Profile Picture
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    Re: null value in combobox for data import

    Hi jcrickey,

    Are there particular values that you are using in the data file that always fail?  Do you find any consistency in the items that fail to update that new field?  Is it always the items with an underscore that fail?

    Can you paste in two data lines from your import file?  One that is successfull and one that ends up with a null value in your new field?

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