Importing references

vs125 · Post by **vs125** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:42 am

There is reference attribute Client.ReferredBy of
type Referrer. When importing a particular client I would like to create a
link to its referrer. For example, I could include a column into the import
file: Client.ReferredBy.GivenName with instance values like 'Chris'. The
trouble is, Referrer is a group and in my case 'Chris' would be an instance
of object ExternalPerson, which is a member of group Referrer. Would the
system be able to find the required instance to establish the link in this
situation, or do I have to specifically indicate the object type and use the
ID value (like in the document's example 'Item#254')?

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:55 pm

It doesn't matter whether referred name is a group or not - the only condition is that only one instance with the specified values must exist (in this case among all group members). So the answer yes you can include a column called Client.ReferredBy.GivenName