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title: How To Import Equipment Units
description: Learn how to import equipment units in bulk using the Unit Import Template in EMDECS. Follow our guide for easy equipment data uploads and troubleshooting.
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# How To Import Equipment Units

In this article we will cover how to download and upload our **Unit Import Template**, allowing you to create or update units in bulk.

 

1\. Open the **Fleet** menu → **Unit Master**→  then open the**Import Equipment Units** tab.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn2722b51c294dc844401de19e03ef5b050af162d3fb2d1dff04b093867fb31ece0b4ba27076d325c793a465ad564d17dd?inline=true)

 

2\. Click on the **Download Template** button to download the template file for importing the unit list.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn9c73158f4d3a8588b88bd4eaec24b065ce9082676d6a3b871fa7aca18328c23c7407b71371059afb491fb249567d93c0?inline=true)

 

3\. Populate the download template with the unit list.  Columns with bold headings **(Customer Code, Equipment number, and Description)** are required.  Cells left blank will not be uploaded or change existing records.

 

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4\. Click on the **Choose File** button to select your prepared unit import file.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn17e07c8c84699845c2757f60a07b27f7072c027f3c7e1eded1f3cb0ec88737f7e375a6abc433f1631e7ee3bbe48c5cfd?inline=true)

 

5\. Browse to the directory on your computer where the file is located, select it, and click**Open**.

 

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6\. The file name will be displayed.  Click **Import** to continue.

 

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7\. An Import Units screen will pop-up to advise the process has been started.  Click**OK**.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn17e07c8c84699845c2757f60a07b27f7a035255a06eb08943d286b217f466d12e53f33653746fefeff39a49f4605b952?inline=true)

 

8\. Click the **Refresh** button to refresh the status and progress details. Once completed, the status will display **Complete**, 100%, along with the number of records imported and the number of records that could not be imported due to errors.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsnb1ea3fc6ba14c35e8e53adcdb642a172422f7c62b113368be97f1c0d38884521be60684616a3bc06c7663e43c05ca791?inline=true)

 

9\. Any import errors will be listed by clicking on the **Number of Errors** Hyperlink.

 

![](https://help.fleetsquared.com/galleryDocuments/edbsn17e07c8c84699845c2757f60a07b27f760a68bf82ec122e068346b3ad93120e2368bf9440eaf6437929f4e4151f4153e?inline=true)

 

10\. Once you have corrected the errors listed in the original file, you can simply repeat this process from Step 4.

 

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