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Data Import Template

If you require existing data to be imported in your TeamSupport account, please populate the attached spreadsheet and submit a ticket to our team with the file attached.


Note: We will import your data for free if you are on annual or bi-annual billing.  Otherwise, we will review your data and provide a quote for professional services.  We cannot import your data until you become a paying customer.


The following describes the worksheets within the import spreadsheet.  Please note, Any reference to Products & Assets applies to the Enterprise edition only.  

You can Download the spreadsheet here.

Worksheet: Settings
This worksheet defines settings for importing.
Key: TicketTypes (We auto create Support, Defects, Features, Tasks as ticket types - but these are completly customizable.  See here.)
Value:  Set the value to a comma separated list of ticket types you would like to import.  These values must have a worksheet with the same name within the document.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Users
This worksheet defines your users.
UserID: This must be a unique value to identify a user.
Email: User’s email address.  This is used for the person to login.
FirstName, LastName, MiddleName: Users name.
Title: User’s title.
Password:  Sets the user up with a predetermined password.
IsSystemAdmin: Sets the user up as a system admin. (TRUE or FALSE)
IsFinanceAdmin: Not used.
IsActive:  Sets the user as an active user within the TeamSupport application.  (TRUE or FALSE)
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Groups
This worksheet defines your groups.
GroupID: A unique value to identify the group.
Name: The name of the group.
Description: A description of the group.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

UserGroups
This worksheet will associated Users to Groups.
UserID: A valid UserID located in the Users worksheet.
GroupID: A valid GroupID located in the Groups worksheet.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Customers
This worksheet defines all of your customers.
CustomerID: This must be a unique value to identify a customer.
Name: This is the name of the company.
Domains: This identifies a domain associated with a customer for incoming emails.
Website: The customer’s website.
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

Contacts
This worksheet defines your contacts.
ContactID: This must be a unique value to identify a contact.
CustomerID: A valid ContactID located in the Customers worksheet.
Email: Contact’s email address.  This is used for the person to login.
FirstName, LastName, MiddleName: Contact’s name.
Title: Contact’s title.
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

PrimaryContacts
This worksheet will associated contact as a primary contact for a customer.
ContactID: A valid ContactID located in the Contacts worksheet.
CustomerID: A valid CustomerID located in the Customers worksheet.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

Products 
This worksheet will define your products.
ProductID: This must be a unique value to identify a product.
Name: This is the name of your product.
Description: This is the description of the product.
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to Enterprise TeamSupport Edition only]

Versions
This worksheet defines your versions for your products defined in the products worksheet.
VersionID:  This must be a unique value to identify a version.
ProductID: This is a valid ProductID from the Products worksheet.
VersionNumber: This is a string to represent your version.
Description: Describes the verison.
ReleaseDate: The date the version was released.  (DATE)
IsReleased: Indicates the version was released. (TRUE or FALSE)
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to Enterprise TeamSupport Edition only]

Tickets
These worksheets are defined in the settings worksheet.  The default is Support, Defects, Features, Tasks.
TicketID: This must be a unique value within all the ticket worksheets to identify a ticket.
TicketNumber: This must be a unique value within all the ticket worksheets and it must be a number.
UserID: This is can be a valid UserID from the Users worksheet to identify who the ticket is assigned to, or it can be left blank.
GroupID: This can be a valid GroupID from the Groups worksheet to identify which group owns the ticket, or it can be left blank.
ProductID:  This can be a valid ProductID from the Products worksheet.
ReportedVersionID: This can be a VersionID from the Versions worksheet.  
ResolvedVersionID: This can be a VersionID from the Versions worksheet.
TicketStatus: This is a text value to indicate the status of the ticket.
TicketSeverity: This is a text value to indicate the severity of the ticket.
Name: This is the name of the ticket.
CreatorID: This can be a valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
DateCreated: This can be the date when the ticket was created.
ModifierID: This can be a valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
DateModified: This can be the date when the ticket was last modified.
CloserID: This can be a valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
DateClosed: This can be the date when the ticket was closed.
* This worksheet can have custom fields added, by adding columns at the end of the spreadsheet.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Actions
This worksheet defines actions associated with a ticket.
ActionID: This must be a unique value to identify an action.
TicketID: This must be a valid TicketID from one of the ticket worksheets.
Name: This is the name of the action.
DateCreated:  This is the date when the action was created.
CreatorID: This can be a valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
ActionType: This can be Description, Resolution, or Email as one of our system types, or you can put any value in here to define your own.
DateStarted: This indicates the date the action was started.
TimeSpent: This indicates the minutes spent working on this action.
VisibleOnPortal:  This indicates whether or not the action will be visible on the portal (TRUE or FALSE)
Description: This is the description of the action.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Addresses
This worksheet defines addresses for Customers, Contacts, and Users
ReferenceObject: This tells the importer what type of ID to attach the address to.  The values can be “Customer”, “Contact”, or “User”.
ObjectID: The unique ID from the referenced worksheet from the ReferenceObject
Description: The description of the address.
AddressLine1, AddressLine2, AddressLine3, City, State, Zip, Country: These are the address details.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

PhoneNumbers
This worksheet defines phone numbers for Customers, Contacts, and Users
ReferenceObject: This tells the importer what type of ID to attach the phone number to.  The values can be “Customer”, “Contact”, or “User”.
ObjectID: The unique ID from the referenced worksheet from the ReferenceObject
PhoneType: This can be any value you wish.  Examples: Office, Cell, Home.
PhoneNumber: The phone number.
Extension: The extension.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

CustomerNotes
This worksheet attaches notes to a customer.
CustomerID: This must be a valid CustomerID from the Customers worksheet.
Title: The title of the note.
CreatorID: This must be a valid UserID from the users worksheet.  This can be blank.
DateCreated: The date the note was created. This can be blank.
Description: The note itself.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

CustomerProducts
This worksheet defines a product for a customer.  It can also include a specific version.
UniqueID: A unique ID for each record.
CustomerID: This must be a valid CustomerID from the Customers worksheet.
ProductID: This must be a valid ProductID from the Products worksheet.
VersionID: This must be a VersionID from the Versions worksheet.  (Optional)
[Pertains to Enterprise TeamSupport Edition only]


CustomerTickets
This relates customers to tickets.
CustomerID: This must be a valid CustomerID from the Customers worksheet.
TicketID: This must be a valid TicketID from a ticket worksheet.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

ContactTickets
This relates contacts to tickets.
ContactID: This must be a valid ContactID from the Contacts worksheet.
TicketID: This must be a valid TicketID from a ticket worksheet.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

Attachments
This will attach files to your actions
ReferenceObject: This tells the importer what type of object to attach to.  Currently “Actions” is the only valid object for importing.
ObjectID: The unique ID from the referenced worksheet from the ReferenceObject
Folder: A relative subfolder from your root attachments directory.
FileName: The name of the file to attach.
[Pertains to all TeamSupport Editions]

Wiki
This defines the wiki articles you wish to import.
WikiID: A unique ID for each wiki.
ParentID: A WikiID.  This is can be blank.
ArticleName: The title of the article.
Body: The body of the article.
Version: The version of the article.
PublicView: Can the public view this article? (TRUE or FALSE)
PublicEdit: Can the public edit this article? (TRUE or FALSE)
PortalView: Can a portal user view this article? (TRUE or FALSE)
PortalEdit: Can a portal user edit this article? (TRUE or FALSE)
Private: Only you can see the article? (TRUE or FALSE)
IsDeleted: Mark the article as deleted? (TRUE or FALSE)
CreatedBy: A valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
CreatedDate: The date the article was created.
ModifiedBy: A valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
ModifiedDate: The date the article was last modified.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]

Assets
This worksheet defines your assets to be imported.
AssetID: This is a unique ID to identify each asset.
SerialNumber: The serial number of the asset.
Name: The name of the assed.
Location: The location of the asset.
Notes: Notes for the asset.
ProductID: A valid ProductID from the Products worksheet.
WarrantyExpiration: A date indicating when the product expires.
AssignedTo: A valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
DateCreated: The date the asset was created.
CreatorID: A valid UserID from the Users worksheet.
SubPartOf: A parent AssetID.  This is optional.
Status: The status of the asset.
[Pertains to Support Desk and Enterprise TeamSupport Editions]