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How to import into the EmployeeKey field when using Visual Integrator on Sage 100 2018 and higher

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  • EmployeeKey is an encrypted value of the Department Number and Employee Number

    If sourcefile contains Department and Employee Number in same column in the format DD-XXXXXXX:

    • Set Operation to Replace
    • Set Col/Pos to Column in Sourcefile that contains DeptNo & EmployeeNo in DD-XXXXXXX format

    If sourcefile contains Department and Employee Number in separate columns:

    • Create String Temp field for Department Number by clicking Add Temp Field button located in middle of panel
      1. Set Operation to Replace
      2. Set Col/Pos to column in sourcefile that contains Department Number
      3. Set Assign Temp On to Key Assigns Only
      4. Select Clear on each Record
    • Create another String Temp field for Employee Number
      1. Set Operation to Replace
      2. Set Col/Pos to column in sourcefile that contains Employee Number
      3. Set Assign Temp On to Key Assigns Only
      4. Select Clear on each Record
    • Set EmployeeKey Operation to Calculated with the following calculation:
      • For importing into Payroll Tables: 
      • _obj'ConvertToEmployeeKey$(Temp001$,Temp002$)
      • For importing into Production Management tables:
      • _obj'ConvertToMFGEmployeeKey$(Temp001$,Temp002$) 
        • Where Temp001$=Department Number & Temp002$=Employee Number

    Note: If Payroll Departments is not selected in Payroll Options, simply replace the EmployeeKey with the column that contains Employee Number

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