Product import utility

If you use Trade Service Company, this service imports automatically using a utility called rdquot to allow Progress to read Trade Service files. Delimited and fixed length files automatically use the Progress utility program called quoter. This utility determines the ending position of each record in the file and applies quotation marks as delimiters. If you import files from a supplier or service bureau other than Trade Service, the shell script initiated during the import process should include a command that initiates this utility program.

Trade Service imports use two different command scripts to interact with Unix during the import process. Both command scripts use the rdquot utility.

slafithrd.sh: Command script used to read a few records from the top of the file to determine its format and issue date
slafitrd.sh: Command script used to read the file line by line

Delimited file imports use one command script:

slafidrd.sh: Uses the quoter utility to read the file line by line

Fixed length file imports use one command script:

slafifra.sh: Uses the quoter utility to read the file line by line

Caution:

Do not modify these command scripts unless you are experienced with UNIX and understand how Product Import (PI) uses them. Do not pass the import file through the quoter or rdquot utilities before importing in PI Administrator Import File without first contacting Infor Support Services.