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title: Import Record Data
slug: user-guide-10x/import-record-data
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createdAt: 2025-06-18T11:01:38.790Z
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You can import data, as CSV files, into your Swimlane application.

To open the data import panel, click the button labeled **Import** from the Default Report toolbar.

The Import Data window opens, where you can upload a CSV file by either dragging it into the marked area, or clicking **Select File** and selecting the file.

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## Mapping Fields

After the file is selected, the system parses it by the column delimiters.

On the Data Mapping tab, select a column and select the field from your application that you want to map the data to.

Some field types can have additional options that can be specified, for example:

- Value List fields have an option to add missing values into the field's options.
- User / Groups fields have an option to choose the name format of the data in the column. Test user field mapping by clicking the test mapping icon.
- Date fields have an option to specify the date format of the data in the column.

## Advanced Options

To configure advanced options, click **Advanced.** Then set the following:

### Creation Type

- **Insert only:** only insert new record during import
- **Insert and/or Update:** insert new and update existing records. Existing records are identified by the field selected in the Key Field dropdown. If a record with the same value for the key field as the CSV row that is currently processed exists, that record will be updated instead of creating a new one.

### Error Handling

If an error occurs while importing data from a column:

- **Set as Empty:** the field mapped to that column will have empty value
- **Skip Row:** the whole row will be skipped and no record will be created
- **Stop Import:** importing the file will stop immediately and no further rows will be created

### Header Row

If the uploaded file doesn't have a row with column headings, toggle this option and the columns in the Data Mapping tab will be marked as "Column 1", "Column 2", etc.

To import the uploaded data, click **Run.** Import begins immediately in a background process. To view the imported records, refresh the Default Report page.