Import Customer List for a Single Location
Import a customer list for a single location in GatherUp using Import Customer List.
Import a customer list for a single location in GatherUp using Import Customer List.
To import a customer list for a single location follow these steps.
- Log in to your GatherUp account.
- If you have multiple locations, select the location you would like to upload a customer list for from the Business Dashboard.
- From the menu go to Requests > Import Customers.
- In Import Customer List click Choose File to select your file and click Open. File must be .xls, .xlsx, or .csv file format, 3MB or less, and required fields include:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address OR Mobile phone (if including Mobile Number, we recommend including the country code)
Download Single Location Customer List Example File
- When opened, the system will work to map columns found in your file to available fields in GatherUp including:
- Nothing (skip)
- First Name
- Last Name
- Mobile
- Job ID
- Custom ID
- Preference
- Tags
- BusinessId
- ExtraField
Review the Belongs to: for each column found and adjust as needed. When completed, click Finish Adding Subscribers or cancel the import.
- Once your list has been uploaded and assigned, click Finish Adding Subscribers. Review the Importing Customers - Result and make note of any issues.
- Imported Customers - Customers successfully added via the upload.
- Can include customers whose phone number was invalid (and removed) but whose email is valid
- Duplicate Customers - Customers not imported because they already exist in the platform and/or have not met the Repeat Customer Feedback threshold.
- Invalid Customers - Customers not imported because data was missing or incorrect. Likely data issues include:
- Missing first name, last name, or email/phone
- An incorrect email address (such as aaron@aolcom, the "dot" in .com is missing).
GatherUp will check for duplicate email addresses in your list – only the first occurrence will be imported.
Repeat customers will be uploaded if the Repeat Customer Feedback threshold has been met.
- Click Close to be taken back to Customer Activity. New customers are now added.
Use the Client Staff Form to allow users without GatherUp or application log-in credentials to import customers. The user will follow the same process after accessing the given URL.