Importing Problems

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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 (See limits);
  • Check if the file its not exceeding the columns limit (See limits);
  • Check if the file its not exceeding the rows limit (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;