Clients Table Formats (CL)

Follow Vision specifications for preparing a file containing client data.

Field Name Data Type Length Notes
Client varchar 20 Client number
ClientID varchar 32 Internal identifier for the client; Vision-generated key; primary key
CurrentStatus varchar 50 The client's current relationship to the firm; null or must exist in CFGCClientCurrentStatus
ExportInd varchar 1 Default N; reserved for future use
Memo text unlimited Memo field for notes about the client
Name varchar 100 Client name; required field
Status varchar 30 Client status; required field; null or must exist in CFGClientStatus (Status/Label); valid options are A (Active), I (Inactive), or D (Dormant)
Type varchar 10 Client type; null or must exist in CFGClientType (Code/Description)
WebSite varchar 255 Client Web site address
Address varchar 20 Unique identifier for the address record; required field
Address1 varchar 50 First line of the client's address
Address2 varchar 50 Second line of the client's address
Address3 varchar 50 Third line of the client's address
Address4 varchar 50 Fourth line of the client's address
Addressee varchar 50 Invoice addressee; not used
Billing varchar 1 Variable indicating whether or not this is the client's billing address; valid options are Y (Yes) or N (No)
City varchar 30 Client city
State varchar 10 Client state.

The state must exist in CFGStates. If you import both state and country, that combination must already be a valid combination in Vision. If you import a state but not a country, the state must be a valid state for the United States.

Country varchar 40 Client country; must exist in CFGCountry
Zip varchar 10 Client ZIP code
EMail varchar 50 Client email address
Fax varchar 24 Client fax number
Phone varchar 24 Client telephone number
TaxCountryCode varchar 2 Client tax country code
TaxRegistrationNumber varchar 15 Client tax registration number
PrimaryInd varchar 1 Variable indicating whether or not this is the client's primary address; valid options are Y (Yes) or N (No)
LinkedVendor varchar