Adding relatives in bulk via CSV file

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It's possible to add relatives in bulk by means of importing a CSV file (a type of excel sheet) into Tapestry. This allows for a quick and easy way for relatives to be added in bulk. Before you proceed with this, we would recommend that you take a look at this article we have written which covers different safeguarding and data protection issues you might want to consider when adding relatives. 

If you would like to know how to create a CSV file (this is a form of spreadsheet), then you may refer to this tutorial on how to create one, including which details will need to be included for the relatives.

Once you have a CSV file with Tapestry's specifications you will be able to import the file into your account. 

We'll start by looking at how to import your CSV file onto Tapestry. To skip to the section on adding profile pictures for relatives, click here.

You will firstly need to go to the control panel (1) > manage relatives (2) and scroll to the bottom of the page to select the appropriate file you wish to import (3). Once selected, you’ll then need to click on ‘Upload’ as indicated by (4).

 

 

 

This will then take you to the following page and the first step of importing relatives:

 

Import Relatives Step One

You will need to ensure that the 'Input Name' in box (1) and the 'Tapestry Name' in box (2) match up. Note the that 'Input Name' field are your CSV column names. You’ll be able to use the drop-down menu to change the fields accordingly. Once you have done this, and as long as you want to continue with the import, you may then click on (3) to go to the 'Next Step'.

 

 

Import Relatives Step Two

This step allows you to choose which users you'd like to import. You can either tick the box to select all users (1) or select specific users (2).

Once happy, you can click on 'import selected' (3) to add the relatives to the account. 

 

 

 

Import Relatives Step Three

This step will allow you to choose which way you'd like to activate your relatives.

(1) These are the users that you will be selecting the activation method for. This should feature all of the relatives that you selected in step three. 

(2) allows you to choose a specific way of activating their account. This will be applicable to all the users in (1). We generally recommend sending activation emails as this is done automatically and you do not have to worry about exporting additional documents to forward to users. 

Activate by email:  this will issue an activation email that will be automatically send to the user's email address. It is possible that this ends up in the spam/junk mail folder, so please do let the user know you have issued an activation email for them.

Generate activation links: this option will produce a URL for you to then forward to the user. By visiting that URL, the user will be able to create a password and activate their account. 

Generate random passwords and PINs: you are also able to activate their account straight away by setting them up with a random password and PIN number. Please note that the user will not receive a confirmation email if you decide to activate their account this way. You'd have to either send them their password, or let them know that their account is now active and they can request a reset password email by clicking on 'having trouble logging in?' on www.tapestryjournal.com to gain access to their account. 

If you choose to 'generate activation links' or 'generate random passwords and PINs' you will need to save a copy of these, as once as you have moved on from this page you will not be able to get them back. 

Click 'finish' (3) when ready. 

You should only click on 'Finish' on this page, if you are absolutely sure that you have completed the tasks you wish to complete. If you click 'Finish' and you haven't activated their accounts, fixed duplicate accounts or dealt with unsubscribed users, you will need to carry out these actions separately via the manage relatives section of the control panel. You can learn more about fixing duplicate accounts and dealing with unsubscribed relatives here and here. 

 

 

Adding Profile Pictures

If you would like to add profile pictures for the relatives you can do this by clicking 'Update Profile Pictures' on the Manage Relatives screen.

 

 

You will then be taken to a page with rows of the relatives names and profile pictures (if you have uploaded any). You can add a photo from your computer by clicking 'Add Picture'.

 

 

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