Why are my players not importing?

22 Dec

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The player import may not import for various reasons. Please review your file for any of the issues below:

1. Player Birthdates

  • Please verify that the birth date format for all players is constantly MM/DD/YYYY or DD/MM/YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD.
  • To complete this in Excel you right click on the column header and go to "Format Cells" and under Category choose Date.
  • If you would like to set it to YYYY-MM-DD choose "English (Canada)" under "Locale(location):". Choose the YYYY-MM-DD format.
  • Once your format is selected in Excel click OK then save your file as a .CSV file.

Please note that it is suggested that before you save your file the last step should be your date format.

2. Special Characters

  • Some special characters can cause issues with the player import including é and `.
  • Due to the file being a comma seperated file commas should not be used in the import file.
  • Slashes (/ or \ ) should not be used in player names fields


3. CSV file

  • Files must be save as CSV (Comma delimited)
  • If you are using a mac the file must be saved as a CSV Windows or CSV MS Dos file.

4. Mandatory Fields

  • First name, last name and date of birth are mandatory fields.