Create a New Import ProfileNOTE: The instructions below assume that your data source files have meet met all the requirements as mentioned above under the Implications section.
, Choose System > Import Wizard menus on the side. On the Import Wizard page, click the NEW PROFILE button. Image Removed Image Added Enter the required information on the fields which are highlighted in RED (as shown in the screenshot below).  Image Removed Image Added1. Import Name – the name that describes the import profile, what it will do, e.g. “Update Course Enrolment Status” 2. Description – you have the option to copy the Import Name to this field. 3. Import Type – you can set this as “csv“ 4. File Description – set this the same as the Import Type as “csv“ 5. Upload File – click the Browse button to upload the file you have prepared, see the section above for the requirements NOTE: The fields Import Type and File Description must match exactly. Once the profile has been saved, changes to these fields are not possible, and if they are not the same, the profile will not work. Additional field validations added: Import Type - maximum field length set to 20 characters Import Type and File Description fields - marked as read-only on existing import profile meaning the field can only be edited once when first creating an import profile
 Image Removed Image Added After you have filled out the required fields and uploaded the file, click the UPLOAD FILE button to proceed to the mapping stage. Map Source Data Fields to Paradigm Fields
After uploading the data source file from the instructions, click the Select Object dropdown menu to choose the exact group data/table in Paradigm that will match your source file. e.g. choose Program if the data that you want to import are courses data, Student if the source file contains student data or information, etc. After selecting an object, proceed with the data mapping. | Note |
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BE ADVISED: This step must be taken with the highest level of care and accuracy as this will determine how and where your data are saved in the system. |
 Image Removed Image AddedNOTE: If you are only doing updates on selected fields, only set the Paradigm Field column of the equivalent column name in your file that you want to be updated. In the example below, only the Status column is mapped to a Paradigm Field if the intention is to only update the student status.  Image Added After you’ve mapped all the fields, click the SAVE COLUMN BINDINGS button to proceed to the next step.  Image Removed Image Added Match External Values to Paradigm Values
After mapping the fields to match with the Paradigm fields, some values of the fields being mapped needs also to be matched with Paradigm values. e.g. the languages spoken at home, in your source file it has a value of “Tagalog” while in Paradigm, it should be “Filipino”; another example would be from Course Level, some source value would be entered as “UNDERGRAD” while in Paradigm it’s “Undergraduate”.| Info |
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INFO: Paradigm will detect values which are entered differently (in small or capital letters) from Paradigm’s default (defined) or existing values. |
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In the EXISTING RECORD SEARCH section, match the primary keys from your source file to Paradigm’s equivalent primary key. Start with choosing clicking the ➕ (plus sign), choose the Paradigm field, select the Import File name (your data source file), and the Import File field. By setting this section, Paradigm will search and compare the records based on the primary keys you’ve set and will take action based on how you want the system to handle matching records (see step instructions below). Image Removed Image AddedOPTIONAL Steps
Click the ➕ to add more primary keys to match Click the Add Group button to add another primary key found in another data table or group Change the AND or OR logical operator as required (depending on how you want the primary keys to behave), given that you have added more than one or more primary keys or more than one group. 
After setting up the primary keys proceed to the DATA MAPPING section.  Refer to the description of each section and options below: How do you want to handle matching records in Paradigm? 🔘 Do not Import (Only Create) – only create or add a new record when a matching record cannot be found in Paradigm, it won’t edit or update existing records if it has found one 🔘 Update Records (Create and Update) – ( Commonly used option) when a matching record is found, the system will update the record, and when it’s not found, the system will add or create a new one 🔘 Only Update Records – only update the system when a matching record is found, it won’t create a new record if it can’t find any matching records in Paradigm Run import in debug Mode (Show query output to find existing records, but disable save) ☑ Enable Debug Mode  Image Removed
 Image AddedThis button will take you back to the page where you are allowed to change the field mappings. In this workflow section, it’s under the section.
 Image Removed Image AddedThe save import button will save your import profile. This will serve as your reference when you will import the same data group in the future.  This button will do the import of your file into Paradigm. After it finishes, you will get a new section with success messages and error messages, and you can download either or both files (as shown in the screenshot below).  back to top | 
