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    Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

    I updated to QBE v10 with QODBC driver 10.00.00.265 and QRB 2009, Alpha Five v9, build 2193

    I created an additional inventory item custom field. This new field is not showing up when I refresh the data. Originally it was called �casting (Y/N)�. I deleted the punctuation (in case that tripped things up) so it now reads �casting Y N�.

    I've refreshed all databases. Then I refreshed specifically the �item� and �iteminventory� databases. It still does not list the new custom field. The previous custom fields are there.

    Any idea what I�m doing wrong?

    Should I delete the Item files (dbf, ddm, ddd, cdx, fpt, ddx) so it is forced to recreate the file? (hopefully that would not bugger up my other reports that use the Item database)

    Thanks
    Jim

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    Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

    Jim

    Edit: Actually I do see customfields in the item table..... hmmm....

    I'll forward a question to the dev team..

    In the mean time, download the latest QODBC driver from QODBC.COM - I see 266 is out
    Install it for a trial and QRB will use it under your QRB license.

    What rev of QB are you on?

    R8
    R9
    R10
    Last edited by Al Buchholz; 12-22-2009, 01:52 PM.
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      #3
      Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

      We're using QuickBooks Enterprise v10.0.

      I put a time a date in an item description field to check that it is refreshing properly. (it did)

      I also created a new report to see if the new custom fields are available in the field list (I've been using the browse data function from the main menu).

      The new custom fields are not listed. The original custom fields are there.

      Jim

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        Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

        Jim

        Is the select statement for the item table this?

        select * from item

        or is it more like this?

        select < a list of fields > from item

        You can see this from Data - more options - edit passive-linked table definition and follow the bouncing ball to this screen....
        Al Buchholz
        Bookwood Systems, LTD
        Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

        Occam's Razor - KISS
        Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
        Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
        When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
        "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
        Albert Einstein

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          Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

          Originally posted by jamesalbert View Post
          I created an additional inventory item custom field. This new field is not showing up when I refresh the data. Originally it was called �casting (Y/N)�.

          1. I deleted the punctuation (in case that tripped things up) so it now reads �casting Y N�.

          2. Should I delete the Item files (dbf, ddm, ddd, cdx, fpt, ddx) so it is forced to recreate the file? (hopefully that would not bugger up my other reports that use the Item database)
          1. Special characters including spaces should be avoided. try Casting_Y_N

          2. Good question. QRB will make a set for each report. The table files are deleted and rebuilt with a refresh. The reports are kept in the set files, so the refresh doesn't delete reports.
          Al Buchholz
          Bookwood Systems, LTD
          Weekly QReportBuilder Webinars Thursday 1 pm CST

          Occam's Razor - KISS
          Normalize till it hurts - De-normalize till it works.
          Advice offered and questions asked in the spirit of learning how to fish is better than someone giving you a fish.
          When we triage a problem it is much easier to read sample systems than to read a mind.
          "Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler."
          Albert Einstein

          http://www.iadn.com/images/media/iadn_member.png

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            Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

            Installed 266. QBE and QRB confirm 266 is there. Refreshed data. New custom fields still not there.

            Jim

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              Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

              Originally posted by Al Buchholz View Post
              Jim

              Is the select statement for the item table this?

              select * from item

              or is it more like this?

              select < a list of fields > from item

              You can see this from Data - more options - edit passive-linked table definition and follow the bouncing ball to this screen....

              I edited the description to read �Casting� only. Still not there

              Your image is what I see (see mine below). It includes the original custom fields but not the new one.

              Jim

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                #8
                Re: Additional I/C Custom Fields not included in refresh

                Since you said you created an "additional" custom field, I had this thought.

                Prior to QB ES 10, QB supported 5 custom fields for items. Even though ES 10 now supports more than 5 custom fields, 5 is all the QB SDK allows access to at the moment. If you're trying to access more than 5 custom fields for an inventory item, it's not a QRB or even QODBC issue, and it might be a while before it works.

                Two workarounds are 1) to pack more data into 1 custom field using delimiters, and then break it up or 2) export the custom field data to another file format (e.g., Excel or CSV) and then import into a QRB table.

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