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import_and_export:importing_stores [2024/11/13 04:17] – Remove mention of packs under server import James Brunskillimport_and_export:importing_stores [2026/01/28 22:04] (current) – Mark Glover
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 The Import stores function allows you to import stores into your datafile. If the store does not exist already it will be created, if it does already exist it will be updated with the contents of the import file. The Import stores function allows you to import stores into your datafile. If the store does not exist already it will be created, if it does already exist it will be updated with the contents of the import file.
  
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 This function is currently not available to general users and is not available from the standard user interface. You can create the import spreadsheet of course, but the actual import will need to be done by The mSupply Foundation staff. This function is currently not available to general users and is not available from the standard user interface. You can create the import spreadsheet of course, but the actual import will need to be done by The mSupply Foundation staff.
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   * The import file must be an ".xlsx" (Excel) type file.   * The import file must be an ".xlsx" (Excel) type file.
   * The first row must contain the column headers shown in the **Column heading** column in the table below.   * The first row must contain the column headers shown in the **Column heading** column in the table below.
-  * The store code is used to check whether a store exists already. If it does not exist in the datafile it will be created with the values in that row of the spreadsheet. If a store with the store code does exist in the datafile already, its values will be updated with the values contained in that row of the spreadsheet (blank cells will be ignored so values will not be updated with empty cells).+  * The store code is used to check whether a store exists already. If it does not exist in the datafile it will be created with the values in that row of the spreadsheet. If a store with the store code does exist in the datafile already, its values will be updated with the values contained in that row of the spreadsheet. <WRAP center round important 60%> 
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   * The currently logged in user (the one doing the import) is given login permission to the store.   * The currently logged in user (the one doing the import) is given login permission to the store.
   * The table below details the fields you should have in each row of the file.   * The table below details the fields you should have in each row of the file.
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 | 12 (L)  | phone             | **Optional**, Text. The phone number of the store in no particular format.  | | 12 (L)  | phone             | **Optional**, Text. The phone number of the store in no particular format.  |
 | 13 (M)  | tags              | **Optional**, Text. The tags belonging to the store. Separate individual tags with a space.  | | 13 (M)  | tags              | **Optional**, Text. The tags belonging to the store. Separate individual tags with a space.  |
-| 14 (N)  | copyStorePrefFromStoreCode | **Optional**, Text. The code of the store to copy store preferences, custom data, master list associations and user permissions from (for the user in column 19 (S)). If none is provided the store is given a default set of preferences, empty custom data, no master list associations and no user permissions.  |+| 14 (N)  | copyStorePrefFromStoreCode | **Optional**, Text. The code of the store to copy the following store properties from:  preferences, custom data, master list associations and user permissions (for the user in column 19 (S)). If none is provided the store is given a default set of preferences, empty custom data, no master list associations and no user permissions.  |
 | 15 (O)  | Type              | **Optional**, Text. . | | 15 (O)  | Type              | **Optional**, Text. . |
 | 16 (P)  | Create Date       | **Optional**, . | | 16 (P)  | Create Date       | **Optional**, . |
  • Last modified: 2024/11/13 04:17
  • by James Brunskill