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Import Name and Address

The Import Name and Address function allows you to create new Logs in CLIFF from names and addresses keyed outside of CLIFF. The file to import must be a text file in standard ASCII format using the TAB (ASCII 9) character as field delimiters and Carriage Return (ASCII 13) as record delimiter. CLIFF will not import data in Excel or Word format.
The order of the fields imported is as follows:

  1. Salutation
  2. Last Name
  3. First Name
  4. Title
  5. Company
  6. Address 1
  7. Address 2
  8. City
  9. Province/State
  10. Country
  11. Postal Code/ZIP
  12. Phone
  13. Fax
  14. Date Received
  15. Date Written
  16. Batch

NOTE: If any field is blank, the TAB delimiter must still be included.

To import names and addresses


  1. Choose Import Name and Address from the Administration menu. A window is displayed for you to select the file to import.
  2. Follow the instructions in the window to select the file to import and click Import.


The file is imported into CLIFF. For every record in the import file, a new Log will be created.