Allow User Import update custom fields ('User Resource Selector')

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Georgie Starikov

• June 13, 2018 21:07

Currently User Import doesn't allow updating custom fields that have 'User Resource Selector' Input Control type. This functionality will be very helpful when updating a group of users.

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• Official comment

  

  Jeff Berkel

  • May 08, 2020 19:27

  Hello Georgie:

  Importing user selector custom field input controls is working now. We support these types in the user import:

  • User Selector
  • User Selector Multiple
  • User Assignment Selector
  • User Assignment Selector Multiple
  • User Resource Selector
  • User Resource Selector Multiple

  Here is an example:

  1. I have a custom user field, input control = User Resource Selector called “Direct Supervisor”.  In this scenario I set all Direct Supervisors (except for me) using the PI User Import feature…
     
     
     
     
     
  2. Exported the user list as a CSV, opened it, and saved it as an excel .xlsx workbook (remember to include the required fields – User ID, First name, Last Name & Email Address)
     
     
  3. Added the direct supervisors into the excel file (remember that the first/last name combo must exactly match the first and last names in the supervisors’ PI user profiles)
     
     
     
     
  4. Imported the file using the PI User Import feature
     
     
  5. Saved the import and all users’ Direct Supervisor were set
     
     

   

   

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