--- title: "Action: Non-stock entries (services)" description: "Imports non-stock entries (such as services or text lines) into Sapera, matched on external reference and line number." url: https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/597-action-non-stock-entries-services collection: "SyncTool" updated: 2026-09-25 language: en alternates: [da] --- # Action: Non-stock entries (services) Imports non-stock entries (such as services or text lines) into Sapera, matched on external reference and line number. Imports non-stock entries (such as services or text lines) into Sapera, matched on external reference and line number. ## How to use the action 1\. Select the action in the **Action** field. 2. Point to your data source – a **file** (CSV or Excel) or a **SQL query**. 3. Map the source columns to Sapera's fields in the column mapping (see _Source fields_ below). 4. Run **Compare** to see what will be created, changed or stay unchanged – without writing to Sapera. 5. Run **Update Sapera** to perform the import. Use the **Allow create** and **Allow update** parameters to control whether new rows are created and whether existing ones are updated. ## How matching and updating works Used to record **non-stock entries** – e.g. services, text lines or consumption that is not managed as physical stock. - Each line is identified by **external reference + line number** (ExternalReference + LineNumber), so repeated runs do not create duplicates. - A line can point to a product, variant, instance, supplier/customer plus quantity, cost and sales price, discount and registration date. Direction: from file/SQL into Sapera. ## Key parameters

Parameter	Explanation
AllowCreate	Allow creating new non-stock entries for rows that do not yet exist.
AllowUpdate	Allow updating existing non-stock entries when a matching row is found.
DefaultProductIdentifier	Product identifier used when a row has no product identifier of its own.

## Source fields

Field	Explanation
CostPrice	Cost price recorded on the entry.
CustomerIdentifier	Identifier of the customer linked to the entry.
Description	Free-text description stored on the entry.
ExternalReference	External reference identifying the source document; part of the row identifier.
LineNumber	Line number within the external reference; part of the row identifier.
OrganizationalUnit	Organizational unit the entry belongs to.
ProductIdentifier	Product identifier the entry applies to.
ProductInstanceIdentifier	Identifier of the specific serial-number item the entry applies to.
Quantity	Quantity recorded on the entry.
RegistrationDate	Date the entry is registered.
SalesPrice	Sales price recorded on the entry.
SupplierIdentifier	Identifier of the supplier linked to the entry.

* * * See also the overview [SyncTool – actions](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/547-synctool-handlinger.md). * * * **Want to know more?** Read more in these related articles: [ Standard parameters for all actions The general parameters available on most SyncTool actions: step control, error handling, timeout, etc. ](https://support.sapera.io/en/articles/648.md)