Catalog Load

Use the Catalog Load function to complete the process of updating QAD CSS with QAD EA item data. You can also use this function to delete a catalog and reload an entirely new one.

Note: QAD CSS includes a Customer Item Maintenance function where you can create items and modify associated data elements. However, this function is better suited for day-to-day minor modifications, rather than initial setup activities. You are supposed to consider QAD EA as the primary source of item information.

This function creates and uses files in comma-separated values (CSV) format.When you execute the load functions, make sure that Microsoft Excel is installed and available on the local computer so that Excel can then read and manage files in CSV format.

The CSV files are created in a work area on the server defined during installation in the WebSpeed startup file, ubroker.properties, as the fileUploadDirectory. Since users executing load functions possibly have not updated access to this directory, it is recommended that the CSV files be saved locally.

Clicking the Administration Menu|System Control Menu|Catalog Load menu option displays the screen in Catalog Load.

Catalog Load