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The purpose of the HeadMaster Import process is to reduce your amount of manually-keyed data and save you hours of time at the keyboard. You can use the import process to pull names, addresses, as well as multiple other categories of student contact data from .csv or .xml import files into HeadMaster. To ensure the import process works properly, your import file should contain separate columns for each data category. For example, each data category such as Last Name, First Name, Date of Birth, etc. should have its own column.
The imported data does not overwrite your existing data. It only adds students to your existing database. For example, if you have John Smith entered in HeadMaster, and then you add his data with a new import, you'll have two entries for John Smith within your database.
Useful Information
To use the HeadMaster Import process, you must have created a backup of your program data within the past 2 days.
Importing data into HeadMaster is accomplished through mapping (or linking) fields in your import file with the appropriate fields in HeadMaster. The procedure below will guide you through the process.
Once you've imported your data, you should verify that it imported correctly. If the import results are incorrect, you can correct any issues in the import file; restore the last backup that you made; and then run the import process again.