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Can't Import Sub Item / Category

edited Dec 3, 2019 1:14PM in Account Administration 1 comment

Trying desperately to import a new vendor file to import into our line, but get this error every time I try to import:

Invalid Subitem of reference key BCS

I have categories setup as parent items, ID is BCS and description is Bar Code Scanners, I have tried importing into "sub item of" to no avail. I have also tried putting a ":" after but nothing seems to work and can't find any documentation on it.

Any help appreciated...


Sample file:

Invalid Subitem of reference key CO.    XPC500-H    XPC500 Series 15in Resistive TS, Cel 2.0, 512mb, 80gb, XP Home    999    1699    POS-X    USA    TRUE    Base Price    CO    999    TRUE    XPC500 Series 15in Resistive TS, Cel 2.0, 512mb, 80gb, XP Home

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