Guide for preparing a .csv file for users

You can use this table as a guide for preparing a .csv file of your users. You do not need data for all the column headings. To save processing time, you can remove empty columns.

Note: This is a fixed list of the recognized fields imported by CCH iFirm . If you have any column headings in your .csv file that are not listed below, they will not be imported.

Column Description

Data Format

Character Length Limit

Information

UserName No spaces 100 Required
FirstName Example: John 50 Required
LastName Example: Smith 50 Required
MobilePhone Example: 224-4567 14 Optional Please note that the area code should not be included; the Admin user should manually select the mobile phone area code

Manager

Example: YES/NO, Yes/No, yes/no, Y/N, or y/n   Optional
Partner Example: YES/NO, Yes/No, yes/no, Y/N, or y/n   Optional
EmailAddress Example: example@wolterskluwer.com   Required
HomePhone Example: 416-224-4567   Optional
JobTitle   50 Optional
LinkedInProfile Example: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wolters-kluwer/ 100 Optional
AboutMe   1000 Optional
Birthday Use the Mmm dd yyyy date format.   Optional
SkypeID   25 Optional
StartDate Use the Mmm dd yyyy date format.   Optional
TwitterID   50 Optional
WorkPhone Example: 416-224-4567   Optional
StandardHoursStartDate Use the Mmm dd yyyy date format.   Required if entering hours in the MondayHours, TuesdayHours, WednesdayHours, ThursdayHours, FridayHours, SaturdayHours or SundayHours columns
MondayHours Example: 7.50   Optional
TuesdayHours Example: 9   Optional
WednesdayHours Example: 8.00   Optional
ThursdayHours Example: 12.50   Optional
FridayHours Example: 9   Optional
SaturdayHours Example: 8.00   Optional
SundayHours Example: 0.50   Optional
HourlyChargeoutRate Not supported Not supported Not supported
TimesheetEntryMode b = units d = decimal e = actual time
Example: b, d or e
  Optional
Group1   25 Optional
Group2   25 Optional
Percentage Example: 100, 50, 75   Optional
BudgetedBillableStartDate required if populated
Profile 1 = Profile with id = 1 For multiple profiles separate with the |. Example: 1 or 2|3   Optional
BudgetedBillableStartDate Use the Mmm dd yyyy date format.   Required if entering a percentage