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Bulk importing assets via CSV
If you are migrating from a spreadsheet-based asset register or another system, you can import multiple assets at once using a CSV file.
How to import assets
- 1 Go to Dashboard → Assets.
- 2 Click the Upload / Import button (the arrow icon next to the + button).
- 3 Download the CSV template by clicking "Download template".
- 4 Fill in the template with your asset data. Do not change column headers.
- 5 Save the file as CSV (UTF-8 encoding).
- 6 Click "Choose File" and select your completed CSV.
- 7 Click Import. A preview of the first 5 rows is shown for review.
- 8 Confirm the import. Assets are created immediately.
Required CSV columns
- name — Asset name (required, max 200 characters).
- type — One of: Database, Server, Application, Cloud Service, Physical Media, Other.
- classification — One of: Official, Official-Sensitive, Secret.
- contains_pid — true or false.
- contains_special_category — true or false.
- encryption_at_rest — true, false, or partial.
- encryption_in_transit — true, false, or partial.
- retention_period — Free text, e.g. "7 years".
- owner_email — Must match an existing Asset Owner email in your account.
Common import errors
- "Owner not found" — the email in the owner_email column does not match any Asset Owner. Add the owner first in Dashboard → Asset Owners, then re-import.
- "Invalid type value" — check the spelling of the type column exactly matches the allowed values.
- "File encoding error" — save your CSV as UTF-8 in Excel by choosing "CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited)" from the Save As file type dropdown.
- Duplicate names — if an asset with the same name already exists, the import will skip that row. Rename duplicates before importing.
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