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Importing Problems

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Created page with "If your file is failing to import, check this important tips: * Check if the file is supported (Supported File Formats); * Remove full empty columns (without data and hea..."
If your file is failing to import, check this important tips:

* Check if the file is supported ([[Supported File Formats]]);
* Remove full empty columns (without data and header);
* Remove full empty rows/lines;
* Remove all non date, text or number data type column (like images);
* Remove merged cells;
* Remove or format correctly date column not identified by the spreadsheet;
* Remove unknown, strange or control characters;
* Remove special characters and dots (.) from headers titles;
* Remove non-mathematical and complex expressions ([[Expressions]]);
* If using headers, fill it for all columns;
* Check for data type mixed columns. All cells in a column must be the same data type;
* Check if some column its not exceeding the size limit ([[Supported File Formats|See limits]]);
* Check if the file its not exceeding the columns limit ([[Supported File Formats|See limits]]);
* Check if the file its not exceeding the rows limit ([[Supported File Formats|See limits]]);

* Specific for CSV files:
** Check if selected file encoding, column and decimal separator match the file;
** Try to save as XLS or XLSX to import;

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