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File Upload Rules

Getting Started

File Upload is the process of transferring data from an external file via the IAF CertSearch's file uploader.

Pre-requisites:

  • Data formatted in an or file

Average Transfer Speed: 30 secs ~ 2 mins, may vary depending on the data quality

Acceptable Formats: XLSX and XML

Recommended: Small, Medium and Large CBs that have anywhere between 20 to 100,000 certifications

How to import Certification data via File Upload

To import your data via File Upload:

  1. go to 'Import Certification' page

  2. Choose 'File Upload' as your data import method

  3. Select the files you want to update

NOTE: you can only upload 1 file format in 1 batch, uploading multiple file formats in 1 batch is not permissible. To learn more about the data import rules, click .

  1. Click on the upload section to select the files from your local or drag and drop the files you want to upload:

Note: There is a maximum of 10 files per import batch, files that exceed the limit will not be included in the upload.

  1. Once selected, click the Upload button

  2. In Step 2, the system initiates the data validation

  3. Once validated, your data will successfully be added to IAF CertSearch

If errors are encountered during the data validation, read through the File Upload Rules to guide you in resolving the issues.

File Upload Rules

Limits
Descriptions

Upload Limit

10 files per batch

File Size Limit

Maximum of 10k records

File Formats

XLSX or XML

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