Locations CSV files

Understand the correct structure for a CSV file that contains location data.

Table 1. Basic structure for a CSV file to import locations
Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Attribute 3 Attribute 4

SRM_SaaS_ES

TLSMLOCES

Use AddChange by default. Add and Change are also supported.

EN

Location attribute 1

Location attribute 2

Location attribute 3

Location attribute 4...

Data for location attribute 1

Data for location attribute 2

Data for location attribute 3

Data for location attribute 4...

If you use a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel to create your CSV file, the program adds a comma for each blank cell. To avoid errors when importing the data, use a text editor to delete the extra commas in the first row of the CSV file.

Required attributes

Table 2. Location attributes that are required for the CSV file
Attribute Description

AUTOWOGEN

Flag that indicates whether to start the wogen process when meter frequency is reached for a location

CHANGEBY

Last Changed by user

CHANGEDATE

Last Change date

DISABLED

Is this record active?

ISDEFAULT

Specifies whether this storeroom is the default storeroom for the site. When this value is set to 1 (yes), Maximo reserves items for this storeroom if a job plan or work order does not specify a storeroom. When this value is set to 0 (no, The default setting), this storeroom is not used as the default storeroom when work orders are generated with no storeroom information.

LOCATION

Storeroom where the item is stored.

LOCATIONSID

Unique Identifier

ORGID

Organization Identifier

STATUSDATE

Date the Locations status was last changed.

TYPE

Type of location

USEINPOPR

Specifies whether this storeroom can be used to supply and reserve inventory items and tools for use with internal purchase requisitions and internal purchase orders. If the check box is selected, you can order and reserve items or tools from this storeroom on internal POs and PRs. If the check box is cleared (the default), this storeroom cannot be used to supply items or tools internally.

Optional attributes

Table 3. Location attributes that you can optionally use in the CSV file
Attribute Description

BILLTOADDRESSCODE

Default Bill To Address Code

BILLTOLABORCODE

Default Bill To Labor Code

CLASSSTRUCTUREID

Class Structure Identifier

CONTROLACC

Default GL account that Maximo applies to items in this storeroom during GL transactions such as issues, returns, receipts, transfers, and adjustments.

CURVARACC

Account containing the differences between the PO price and the invoice price that result from changes in the exchange rate. If, as a result of an exchange rate change, the invoice cost in base currency exceeds the receipt cost in base currency, then the transaction amount is positive. If the invoice cost in base currency is less than the receipt cost in base currency, then the transaction amount is negative. This account is paired with the GL control account; when the currency variance account's value decreases, the inventory control account's value decreases. Variance accounts track price variances by storeroom location, not by item.

DESCRIPTION

Describes the location.

EXTERNALREFID

External Reference ID

GISPARAM1

Graphical Information System interface parameter 1

GISPARAM2

Graphical Information System interface parameter 2

GISPARAM3

Graphical Information System interface parameter 3

GLACCOUNT

Default GL Account

INTLABREC

Internal Labor Control GL Account

INVCOSTADJACC

Account that tracks changes in either the average price or the standard price from manual inventory price adjustments. These changes result from using the Adjust Average Cost and Adjust Standard Cost actions, respectively.

INVOICEVARACC

Debit account used to track variances in the price, expressed in the vendor's currency, between receipt and invoice for this storeroom. The transaction amount is positive when the invoice line cost is greater than the receipt cost.

OLDCONTROLACC

Last inventory/transit control account.

OLDINVCOSTADJACC

Last inventory cost adjustment account for manual inventory price adjustments.

OLDSHRINKAGEACC

Last shrinkage cost account for manual adjustment for inventory quantity.

OWNERSYSID

Owner System ID

PURCHVARACC

Account used to track fluctuations in purchase costs for items (or the variance between PO and original Last and Standard price). Not used with any MAXIMO transactions. Click the Select Value button to choose a GL account.

RECEIPTVARACC

Debit account to track the variance between PO and Invoice exchange rates. This account contains the differences between the inventory standard cost and the receipt cost (specific to the storeroom) for any items in the associated storeroom location. It is used for standard costing only.

SENDERSYSID

Column used by ERP-Integration (APIs)

SERVICEADDRESSCODE

Service Address Code

SHIPTOADDRESSCODE

Default address code to ship items to when reorders are processed for this storeroom.

SHIPTOLABORCODE

Default labor code to ship items to when reorders are processed for this storeroom.

SHRINKAGEACC

Credit account used when manually adjusting the inventory quantity. The transaction is positive when the actual inventory quantity is greater than the MAXIMO-calculated current balance.

SITEID

Specifies the site where this location or storeroom resides.

SOURCESYSID

Source System ID

STATUS

STATUS

TOOLCONTROLACC

Default debit account for capitalized tools.



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