Sharing Imports
You can share your saved import maps with other users. After you make an import available to other users, they can see the import on their Saved CSV Imports list, and can use it to run an import job. This feature prevents duplication of effort, and ensures consistency of imported data.
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In the Share Import dialog, you can:
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Check the Public box to make the import map available to all users.
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Check the Allow Audience to Edit box to allow users with whom you share the import map to make changes and save it with the same name. If you do not enable this option, users can make changes but can only select Save As to save the import map with a different name.
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Change the owner by selecting another user from the dropdown list.
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If you do not want to share the import map with all users, create a more limited audience by making selections from the fields provided.
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Only roles and departments that include users with the Import CSV file permission are listed in this dialog.
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Note that if you choose both role and department options, a user must belong to one of the selected roles and one of the selected departments to access the import map. For all other cases, a user need only belong to one or the other.
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You can open the Share Import dialog from the Finished page of the Import Assistant or from the Saved CSV Imports page.
Opening the Share Import Dialog from the Import Assistant
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After you have saved an import job, on the Finished page, click Share Import.
Opening the Share Import Dialog from the Saved CSV Imports Page
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Go to Setup > Import/Export > Saved CSV Imports to see all imports to which you have access.
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Review an import's setting in the Access column to see if it has been shared. Three settings are possible:
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Private: Only the import owner (by default, the creator) can access the import map.
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Public: All users with the Import CSV File permission can access the import map.
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Shared: Selected users can access the import map.
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Click a link in the Access column to open the Share Import dialog.
If you are an administrator, you can see all users' saved import maps on the Saved CSV Imports page, and you can set them to be shared with other users.