Overview of the interface process
This is an overview of the interface process. At each step during the performance of the interface process, you should verify the data, correct any errors, and repeat the step if necessary. You continue to repeat steps until all records are error-free.
This table summarizes the entire interface process.
| Step | Process | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map the data | Identify the Infor interface database files and CSV files that you will load your data into, compare your non-Infor data to Infor equivalents by using materials such as the Table Definitions document to create a CSV and then map your data to a source file. |
| 2 | Load the interface data | In this step, you must first
transfer the source files to the Infor server. Then, you can use a Infor load utility to load the source
files into the interface database files or CSV files. Note: For most solutions, you will load the CSV source
files into interface database files using the dbimport utility. Some interface
programs directly read a CSV file as its input.
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| 3 | Run the interface processes | Before you run an interface program, you must prepare for running it. This involves tasks such as backing up solution data and selecting the run options. After interface preparations are completed, you then run the interface process. |
| 4 | Fix errors and test the interface result | After you have mapped, loaded, and imported data to the Infor system, you must resolve any errors that occurred. Run data listings and reports from your non-Infor system and the Infor system, and compare them to determine the accuracy and completeness of the interface. |