Import storage locations from a CSV file
At Stock -> Stock Settings -> Storage Locations -> Import from CSV is possible to create storage locations by uploading a CSV file.
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What is CSV? CSV (Comma-Separated Values) is a universal format for importing or exporting tabular data. A CSV file can be obtained by saving/exporting e.g. an Excel file as CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv).
When uploading the CSV file:
- Select and match the names of the fields corresponding to the columns in the data.
- Check the "The first row is heading" option if the first row of the file contains headers. Then the first row will not be imported.
- Select "Do not import" as the column type if some column is not to be imported.
- Click Import to upload the data into the appropriate fields of the database.
Importing new storage locations
When uploading storage locations, the fields that can be used are:
| Storage location* | The name of the storage location. Required. |
| Site | The name of the site, this storage location belongs to. Available, if the function Multi-stock and Production Sites is enabled. |
Example:
| Site | Storage location |
| Site 1 | Room 1 |
| Site 1 | Room 2 |
| Site 2 | Room 1 |
| (Up to 3000 lines can be imported at once) | |
Important!
- If the imported file contains non-Latin characters, the file must be in UTF-8 (preferred) or Unicode encoding. If Excel is used to save the file, select the "Unicode Text (*.txt)" option in the "Save as type" field. Even though the extension of the file is TXT, it can be imported as a CSV-file.
- The limit is 3000 lines per upload. If the file is bigger, divide it into several smaller files.
- Since importing can be a question of trial-and-error, we strongly suggest making a back-up of the database before importing. In that case, if anything goes wrong, it is always possible to restore the previous session.