{"id":3319,"date":"2014-04-22T16:30:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/3319\/im-having-problems-importing-my-data-what-do-i-do\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:06:56","slug":"im-having-problems-importing-my-data-what-do-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onpremise.inflowinventory.com\/support\/article\/34460640\/im-having-problems-importing-my-data-what-do-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m having problems importing my data to inFlow On-Premise, what do I do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your first attempt to import data to inFlow On-Premise didn\u2019t work or you\u2019re looking for a little guidance try exporting the type of information that you want to import. To do so go to the Main Menu > General > Export Data<\/em> and choose the type of data you’re looking to import. This can get you a template to use for inputting your data! You can also have a look here<\/a> for more information on creating your file.<\/p>\n

However, if you’ve already created your file for import but you’re still running into problems, we’ve collected some common (and easily fixed) problems that users have noticed with imports below. Click on the link to jump to the section relevant to your issue:<\/p>\n

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  1. Everything is bunched up together \/ looks like a single column<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Error: “Required fields missing”<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Data is missing zeroes \/ automatically rounded in Excel<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. inFlow crashes during import \/ nothing happens after clicking import<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. My unicode characters are turned into question marks\/strange symbols<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/a>1. Everything appears bunched together<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    The result looks something like the animation above. This can happen if:<\/p>\n