Failed CSV Imports: Valid/Invalid Row Downloads

When a System Administrator is importing data through CSVs, ZIP or API, now, when a CSV import fails - downloadable reports will be available to assist troubleshooting. 

In System Administration, by going to the Data Transactions and clicking on View Transaction three reports will be shown:

  • the Valid Rows from the Failed Import, which are the validated rows that are ready for re-import.
  • the Invalid Rows from the Failed Import, which are the rows that failed validation due to errors.
  • a Full Error Report from the Failed Import, which is a full error report for troubleshooting.

    The transactions in the Data Transaction page in a table structure, showing the failed transaction 'Course Sections' along with the transaction details and the 'Valid Rows,' 'Invalid Rows,' and 'Full Error Report' highlighted.

Above shows the 'View Transaction' flyout on the Data Transaction Page

Notes

  • Available for all import csvs, except the organizations.csv
  • In order to produce the Valid Rows Report and the Invalid Rows Report the file must first pass pre-validation, which means:
    • all unique_IDs (e.g. term_id, section_id) must be unique in the import csv
    • all headers (aka columns) in the file must be correct
    • If these two conditions are not met, a PARTIAL error report will be produced displaying specific rows for one error at a time. If the two conditions are met, a COMPLETE error report will be produced displaying all rows for all errors at once.
  • To best troubleshoot, cross-reference the Full Error Report against the Invalid Rows Report.
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