importTransactions
Category |
Data submission |
Description |
Inserts new transactions. |
Permissions Required To Invoke |
Import |
Parameters Required On Request |
Credentials, ImportTransactionsOptions, RowData |
This method only applies if you have access to Transactions. This method can be used to delete existing transaction rows which match certain criteria, to insert new transaction rows into the system, or to do both actions in one invocation (i.e. replace a set of transaction rows with another set of rows).
Request Format
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <call method="importTransactions" callerName="a string that identifies your client application"> <credentials login="sampleuser@company.com" password="my_pwd" instanceCode="INSTANCE1"/> <importTransactionsOptions allowParallel="false" useMappings="false"/> <rowData> <header>Posting Date|Transaction Type|Account|Plan|Transaction Amount</header> <rows> <row>01/02/2011|Invoice|70110|Marketing|100</row> </rows> </rowData> </call>
Each invocation of this API call must contain exactly one element of each of the listed types:
Tag Name |
credentials |
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Description |
All API calls must contain a single credentials element to identify the user invoking the API. The API call is then performed as this user (any audit trail or history of actions in the system will show that this user performed the action), and therefore the user must have the required permissions to perform the action in order for the API call to succeed. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
login |
Y |
The login name of the user invoking the API method. This user must have a role containing the permissions required for the method being invoked. |
sampleuser@company.com |
password |
Y |
The password of the user invoking the API method. |
my_password |
locale |
N |
Specify the locale to be used to interpret incoming numbers and dates, and to format outgoing numbers and dates (using the proper thousands separator, month names, and date formatting). The locale is also used to specify the language in which any system messages in the response should appear. If not specified, en_US (American English) is used. |
fr_FR |
instanceCode |
N |
If the user specified in the credentials has access to more than one instance of Adaptive Insights, this attribute can be used to specify that the user is intending to access an instance other than their default instance. If not specified, the user's default instance will be used. To determine the available instance codes, use the exportInstances API. |
MYINSTANCE1 |
Contents of the Element |
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(none) |
Tag Name |
importTransactionsOptions |
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Description |
Specifies the options to be used when performing the import. If at least one of deleteStartDate, deleteEndDate, or transactionTypes are specified, then this method call will attempt to delete any existing transactions which match those specified criteria. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
deleteStartDate |
N |
If this method call is intended to delete some existing transactions, this attribute specifies the start date of the set of transactions to be deleted (inclusive). If not specified, all transactions which have a date on or before the deleteEndDate (and which matches one of the optional specified TransactionTypes) will be deleted. |
11/01/2012 |
deleteEndDate |
N |
If this method call is intended to delete some existing transactions, this attribute specifies the end date of the set of transactions to be deleted (inclusive). If not specified, all transactions which have a date on or after the deleteStartDate (and which match one of the optional specified TransactionTypes) will be deleted. |
12/31/2012 |
transactionTypes |
N |
A set of transaction types which will be deleted, separated by the pipe symbol. If not specified, all transactions given between deleteStartDate and deleteEndDate will be deleted. If no deleteStartDate or deleteEndDate is specified, all transactions of the specified types will be deleted regardless of their dates. |
Invoice|Purchase Order |
allowParallel |
Y |
If set to true, then an import will proceed even if there is already another actuals or transactions import in process for this instance. If set to false, then an attempt to import will fail if there is already an actuals or transactions import being processed for this instance. |
false |
useMappings |
N |
Specifies whether to use import mappings for accounts, plans and dimension values inside the row elements. Considered true by default. If false then the internal identifiers should be used: accounts are identified by code, levels and dimension values by name. |
false |
includeContext |
N |
Specifies whether messages may include the context block. Values are false (never show context) or true (show context if appropriate). If not specified, true is assumed. |
false |
Contents of the Element |
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(none) |
Tag Name |
rowData |
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Description |
Container for the rows of data being imported. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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(none) |
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Contents of the Element |
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Exactly one header element and exactly one rows element. |
header element |
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Tag Name |
header |
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Description |
Specifies the names and order of the columns of the data in the corresponding rows element. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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(none) |
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Contents of the Element |
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A line of text with vertical-bar-separated column names. These column names must correspond to the names of the dimensions or fields on the sheet, or to months that can contain data. They are identical to the column names found in the Import Template for the sheet to which the data is being imported, with each column header separated from the next by a vertical bar or “pipe symbol.” |
rows element |
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Tag Name |
rows |
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Description |
Container for one or more row elements. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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(none) |
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Contents of the Element |
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One or more row elements. |
row element |
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Tag Name |
row |
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Description |
Data for a single row being imported. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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(none) |
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Contents of the Element |
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Data for the fields in a single row being imported, each field's value separated by a vertical bar or “pipe symbol.” The data fields must be in the same order as the line in the header element. If numbers in the values use thousands separators, they are assumed to be the comma separators used in the locale specified in the credentials of the request. |
Response Format
These are examples of responses for successful and unsuccessful importing of transaction data.
Success Example
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <response success="true"> <messages> <message key="row-imported">1 row was imported.</message> </messages> </response>
Failed (with context)
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <response success="false"> <messages> <message key="error-import">Import Failed with the following error: No transactions were imported or deleted during the import.</message> <message key="import-detail">Additional information:</message> <message key="warning-nonexistent-dimension-value">Warning: No data was imported for rows with the following dimension values because the dimension values for Transaction Type do not exist: Invoice12.</message> <message key="invalid-dimension-choice-withCoordinate"> <context> <col header="Posting Date" value="01/02/2011" /> <col header="Transaction Type" value="Invoice12" /> <col header="Account" value="70110" /> <col header="Plan" value="Marketing" /> <col header="Transaction Amount" value="100.0" /> </context> Invalid Dimension Choice: Invoice12 on row 1 column B </message> </messages> </response>
Failed (no context)
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> <response success="false"> <messages> <message key="error-import">Import Failed with the following error: No transactions were imported or deleted during the import.</message> <message key="import-detail">Additional information:</message> <message key="warning-nonexistent-dimension-value">Warning: No data was imported for rows with the following dimension values because the dimension values for Transaction Type do not exist: Invoice12.</message> <message key="invalid-dimension-choice-withCoordinate">Invalid Dimension Choice: Invoice12 on row 1 column B</message> </messages> </response>
response element |
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Tag Name |
response |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
success |
Y |
Either true or false, indicating whether the API call was successful or not. Even successful calls may contain warning messages in their response. |
true |
Contents of the Element |
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A single optional messages element. |
messages element |
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Tag Name |
messages |
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Description |
Container for one or more message elements. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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(none) |
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Contents of the Element |
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One or more message elements. |
message element |
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Tag Name |
message |
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Description |
Represents a message being sent from the system back to the caller. Messages are used for error messages when requests do not succeed, for warning messages when requests do succeed, and for confirmation messages upon success. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
key |
N |
When given, a key is a way to identify a particular message or type of message, useful for purposes of automated error logging and recovery in client programs. Keys do not change under different locales of requests, even when the language of the message changes. Keys also are unlikely to change in the future due to wording adjustments or terminology changes. |
invalid-attributevalueid |
Contents of the Element |
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1. The text of the message. This text is in the language of the locale specified on the request (assuming that locale is supported). The text may also contain variable information such as the number of rows which were processed, or the particular column or value that caused an error. 2. An optional context element. |
context element |
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Tag Name |
context |
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Description |
Container for one or more col elements. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
none |
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Contents of the Element |
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One or more col elements. |
col element |
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Tag Name |
col |
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Description |
Represents the context for the message. Gives a header/value pair so the row generating the message can be identified. |
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Attributes of the Element |
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Attribute Name |
Required? |
Value |
Example |
header |
Y |
The header of the column. |
"Account" |
value |
Y |
The value in the column. |
"GL-29482-38233" |
Contents of the Element |
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(none) |