Importing Invoices from the Command Line
You can run the Import Invoices function from the command line, which enables you (for example) to run it from a batch file or scheduling program.
Note: Command-line parameters are not provided for the Import Invoices function's Update Comment Data option.
To import from the command line, run the following command:
gblware /import -p "keyword=value;keyword=value"
Parameters (in double-quotes following –p) are optional. They are described in the section below.
Parameters
You can specify parameters that are the equivalent of the options for importing. Y means selected; N means not selected.
| Option | Keyword | Values | Default Value (if not specified) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark all invoices posted to GL |
Posted |
Y or N |
N |
|
Mark all invoices paid in full |
Paid |
Y or N |
N |
|
Error checking on duplicate invoice numbers |
Dupes |
Y or N |
N |
|
Error checking on invoices in a closed period |
Closed |
Y or N |
N |
|
Store NOACCT for invalid customers |
Noacct |
Y or N |
N |
|
Store NOPROV for invalid providers |
Noprov |
Y or N |
N |
|
Store group data |
Group |
Y or N |
N |
|
Address from account ID or comments |
Address |
A or C |
A |
|
File location |
Path |
valid path |
...\Gblware\db (you indicated where the Gblware folder should be located when you installed GlobalWare) |
|
Send report to file format (ASCII or RTF) |
Log |
A or R |
R |
|
Allow Group Segment Updates |
GSeg |
Y or N |
N |
|
Allow Invoice Segment Updates |
ASeg |
Y or N |
N |
|
Allow Invoice VOIDs |
Void |
Y or N |
N |
|
Add New Bookings |
Add |
Y or N |
N |
|
Update Existing Bookings |
Update |
Y or N |
N |
|
Do not Update with Zero |
Zero |
Y or N |
N |
Two other parameters are available for command line only:
| Keyword | Values | Default | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ShowParams |
Y or N |
N |
Displays a window with values that will be used (if specified; otherwise, the default) before processing begins. |
|
ShowComplete |
Y or N |
N |
Displays a "complete" message when the processing has finished. |
For example:
gblware /import -p "group=y;address=c;log=a"
This command line will store group data, get passenger address from comment lines 106-109, and generate the import log files in ASCII format.
Notes
- There is no reminder to back up GlobalWare data. A back up is strongly recommended before importing. See see Backing Up GlobalWare Data.
- There is no option to validate or list source data before importing from the command line. For these options, use the Import Invoices function within GlobalWare. See Import Invoices Procedure.
- The import logs are named impinv.log and impacct.log and are stored in the same directory as the import files. The log files are always overwritten.
- If either import file is missing, it is noted in the log, but no message will appear during processing.
- The import files are renamed before processing begins, and the import process uses the renamed file. This means that the files are unavailable for a very short amount of time, so automated processes that create the files should rarely ( if ever) have contention issues.