Import File

Select the Import File button on the Info Exchange screen.

Import a file to manually create a message in a TraceLink application where the company is an Owner or a Partner (if a message was not created automatically).

• Service – A list of Links that the user belongs to.

  This selection determines the available options in the Transaction Type drop-down.

• Transaction Type – The type of message for the specific app (e.g. the Product Track app's Transaction Type could be Pick/Ship, Return Receipt, Create Initial Transaction).

  See Message Types for more information.

• File Format – The following file types are accepted:
  • CSV - TraceLink's Format – Defined and maintained by TraceLink.
  • Configured Format – The user-defined file format (e.g. an XML file).

    The Configured Format drop-down menu option is selected in almost all instances.

• File to Upload – The designated upload file.

  File size limit is 50MB. Upload any of the file formats described above. The zip file may contain only one message file. Use this feature for larger files as it prevents significant upload latency. The file will also be available for download if the upload is successful.

Each TraceLink app requires a unique file layout, depending on the desired event upload. Select the API Guides link each app's online help to view specific API guides.

See the related API documentation below:

• Administration API Guide
• Compliance Reporting API Guide
• Master Data API Guide
• Production Tracking API Guides
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Inventory
  • Material Purchase Orders
  • Purchase Orders
  • Work Orders
• Product Track API Guides
  • Asynchronous message Information
  • SOAP Integration Information
  • Java and .NET Information
  • Processing Response
• Serial Number Manager API Guide
• Serial Number Exchange API Guides
  • Serial Number Exchange
  • Serial Number Exchange SOAP
  • Processing Response
• Serialized Operations Manager API Guides
  • Integration
  • EPCIS
  • ESM
  • SOAP
  • Processing Response
  • API Client Kit

1. Select the Service from the drop-down.
2. Select the Transaction Type from the drop-down.
3. Select the File Format from the drop-down.
4. Select the Choose File button.

   The local file browser displays.

5. Select the name and full file path.
6. Select the Import File button.

   Processing may take several minutes.

The "TraceLink is attempting to process the file you specified – this may take several minutes. If you do not see the file you uploaded in the table below, check this screen later to see if the import was successful." message displays on the Info Exchange screen.

After the file processes successfully, the message displays in the results table on the Info Exchange screen.

Error messages display on-screen in red text.