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Step 3: Upload the file

The Imports page at the Upload File step with import type options and a Select File button

In this step, you upload the template (file) that you populated with data.

Key info

  • Uploading does not process the records in the file. It uploads the file so that it is available for processing in step 5.
  • The system performs validation on the uploaded file. Validation includes checking for mismatched data, verifying fields contain data (are not blank), verifying dates field are numeric, and so on.
  • If a file fails validation, an error message appears.
  1. From the Imports List, click New Import.
  2. Select an import type.
  3. Click Select File button.
  4. On the pop-up, navigate to the template on your computer and select it. The system displays the file you selected. The Upload File step with a selected spreadsheet file listed, with remove and confirm icons
  5. Beside the file, click cloud upload icon to upload. If the file uploads successfully, a success message appears in the upper right. A check icon appears beside the file in the list: A file row showing the spreadsheet name with an X icon and a check mark icon If it does not upload successfully, an error message appears in the upper right. An alert icon appears beside the file in the list: A file row showing a spreadsheet name with an X icon and a warning triangle icon (Click X to remove the file. Open the file on your computer and correct errors, then upload it again until no errors.)
  6. After the file uploads successfully, click Next.