8.6.2.6b Import Format for Fees and Classes (Business)
Level of expertise required for this Chapter: Expert; specifically for LUPMIS @ TCPD
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Data | Essential ? | Format / Remark | Example | Excel column |
Code (combined)b> | ESSENTIAL Codes must be UNIQUE | Number: 100,200... for type, 101,102... for class | 101 | A |
Business type | ESSENTIAL | general, (name; must be filled even if there is class) | Hairdressers | B |
Business class (also called 'Category') | ESSENTIAL | specific, (name) | Cat B One-man | C |
Rate | ESSENTIAL | (GHc) | 15 | D |
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Unit | | (name, e.g. year, month, trip) | year | E |
Assessed | | (not applicable anymore, 1 for yes) | 0 | F |
Rate impost | | (not applicable anymore, number) | 0 or 0.00012 | G |
Code of zone | | (string code; if more than 1, separate by -) | A or A-B | H |
Name of zone | | (name; if more than 1, separate by -) | CBD | I |
Comments | | (text) | no comments | J |
Alternative name 1 for business type | | (text) | Hairdresser | K |
Alternative name 2 for business type | | (text) | Barber | L |
Marker (icon) | | (text, max 5 letters), for display in Internet map | home | M |
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Control variable | ESSENTIAL | -99 at end | -99 | N |
In total, there should be 14 columns (last column in Excel: N).
File name should contain 'use_names' (e.g. STMA_use_names_2014.csv)
General requirements:
- The term 'Business type' is general (for example: Agric/Agro Products), while 'Business class' refers to the specific description (in many cases a 'category', for example: Category A - Producers).
- Empty cells are allowed, except where indicated as essential (code, rate).
- If necessary, insert empy columns or re-arrange columns in your spreadsheet.
- Observe the number -99 at the right-most column as control variable.
- No commas or and-signs (&) or quotations (" or ') are allowed anywhere in your Excel data, as they work as delimiters in the CSV file. Delete or replace them in Excel.
- Data from the CSV file will overwrite data in the LUPMIS Revenue Database. If the cell in the Excel/csv file is blank, this will NOT overwrite/delete the LUPMIS revenue data.
- Alternative names help the import of business types and classes, if the class is un-known, but can be expressed in words in the comment column of the business field data.