ePeople People can be imported into the system from a CSV (tab-delimited CSV ) or Excel file. This can be achieved by clicking 'Add person', and then selecting the 'Import from file' link at the top right of the page.
Once a file is selected, click 'Import people' to upload the file into the system and start the import process.
If only certain information should be updated, tick or un-tick the boxes as required (eg. if you only want Skills / Qualifications information imported/updated, un-tick the 'Information on people' box).
The first row in the file should contain the column names, as detailed below.
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Existing records are updated by looking for people with the same name and email address / reference number / email address mobile phone number / date of birth.
Some reports in the system contain a person's Member ID number, which is what the system uses internally to retrieve information about a particular person. This can also be used by specifying the following column. This is particularly useful if you have several thousand people, which are likely to have the same name or reference number, or are looking to update someone's name, reference number or email address.
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