What are the contents of the different CSV Templates?

Each of the Templates has it's own unique set of attributes and associated validation rules. These are explained by CSV Template name. They can be viewed by expanding the heading below:

CSV Standards for Imports

New Import CSVs should follow this format:

  • Each record is located on a separate line

  • The first record should be the header record

  • Each record contains the same number of comma-separated fields

  • Any field may be quoted with double quotes

  • Fields containing a line-break, double-quote or commas should be quoted

  • A double quote character in a field must be represented by two double quotes

Examples:

  • “Post for Guards L1, 2 and 3”

  • “Post for Guards

  • L1, 2 and 3”

  • “Post for ““extra”” Guards” (will be interpreted as: Post for “extra” Guards)

Note: These standards do not apply to the standard Contract Times Import (available in V15.1 onwards) as it is not designed to parse such documents.

When saving from a spreadsheet (such as Microsoft Excel), saving as a CSV file should automatically apply this formatting.

TIP: See also: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4180.txt for further information about CSV files.