Scenario
User would like to copy customer's address from one record to another.
Solution
To copy customer's address perform these steps:
Create a Customer Saved Search
- Navigate to Reports > Saved Searches > All Saved Searches > New
- On the New Saved Search page, click on Customer
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On the Saved Customer Search page > Criteria tab > Standard subtab, enter the following criteria:
- Filter = Name/ID
- Description = has keyword XXXX (Customer Name)
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On the Results tab > Columns subtab, add the following fields:
- ID
- Country
- Attention
- Addressee
- Phone
- Address 1
- Address 2
- Address 3
- Town/City
- State/Province
- Postal Code
- Change the Search Title as necessary.
- Click Save & Run
Export the Saved Search Results
- On the Saved Search Results, click on the Export - Microsoft Excel icon
- Open the export file
- In case there are duplicate columns for Internal ID, delete the duplicate column
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Change the values of the Internal ID to the Internal ID of the new customer
- Note: You may identify the Internal ID of the new customer by viewing the Customer record and checking the URL. The URL should contain a string for the Internal ID with the following syntax: "id=XXXX"
- Rename the file.
- Save the Excel file as CSV (Comma delimited)
Import the CSV file
- Navigate to Setup > Import/Export > Import CSV Records
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On the Import Assistant > Step 1 Scan & Upload CSV File, set the following fields:
- Import Type = Relationships
- Record Type = Customers Only
- Click on Select... button
- On the File Upload popup, select the CSV file recently created.
- Click Next
- On Step 2 Import Options, set Data Handling = Add or Update.
- Click Next
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On Step 4 Field Mapping, set the following:
- Internal ID = Customer : Internal ID
- Country = Customer Address 1 : Country
- Attention = Customer Address 1 : Attention
- Addressee = Customer Address 1 : Addressee
- Address 1 = Customer Address 1 : Address 1
- Address 2 = Customer Address 1 : Address 2
- Address 3 = Customer Address 1 : Address 3
- Phone = Customer Address 1 : Phone
- Town/City = Customer Address 1 : City
- State/Province = Customer Address 1 : Province/State
- Postal Code = Customer Address 1 : Postal Code/Zip
- Click Next
- Set the Import Map Name
- Click Save & Run
After the import, the new Customer should have the same addresses with the previous record.
Note: Import process might take a while considering the number of addresses to import.