Data Load Checklist
The following article contains information on what to include when preparing a file to be loaded via the Technical Services team.
Data Load Checklist
All Data Types
- Is the file in CSV or TSV format only?
- Is the file UTF-8 encoded?
- Is the file following naming conventions?
- Have leading zeros been preserved?
Base Data
Base Data Type | Details |
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All |
Check out this document on base data models for more information. |
Faculty File |
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Units File | Please do not attempt to load a unit file. Add units individually via the UI. |
Autoloading |
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Grants Data (Awards & Proposals)
- Have you consulted Interfolio's knowledge base?
- Are you following Interfolio's Data Model for the relevant file type (awards/proposals?)
- Has autoload been set up via a ticket to help@interfolio.com?
- Are files being placed in /incoming/[databaseID]/grants/ on your institution's SFTP folder?
- Are you providing two separate files - one for proposals and one for awards?
- Are Faculty IDs provided for Internal Collaborator records?
- Does each Internal Collaborator have records provided in the Awards and Proposal files?
- Are you following one of the Outlined Collaborator Conventions?
- Does your data include all the columns, in the same order, as listed under the Details tabs of the data model?
- Does your data include a header that matches the field names?
- Please ensure that if a column can't be populated, you are leaving it blank but including it in the file.
- Activity Classifications are added to the end of the file (if applicable).
Check out this article About Award and Proposal Autoloads for Grant Data for more information.
Scholarship Data
- Are you following Interfolio’s Data Model for the Scholarly Activity file type?
- Has autoload been set up via a ticket to help@interfolio.com?
- Are files being placed in /incoming/[databaseID]/scholarly on your institution’s SFTP folder?
- Are you following one of the Outlined Collaborator Conventions?
- Does your data include all the columns, in the same order, as listed under the Details tabs of the data model?
- Does your data include a header that matches the field names?
- Please ensure that if a column can't be populated, you are leaving it blank but including it in the file.
- Activity Classifications are added to the end of the file (if applicable).
Other Activity & Profile Data
- Are you following Interfolio's data models for Activity Data and Profile Data?
- Do you have a known, established cadence for loading these manual files via the Technical Services team
- Adhoc files are subject to the Outlined SLA and require a ticket to help@interfolio.com. If you wish to set up a known cadence, please contact Interfolio.
- Has your column order remained unchanged since the file was last loaded?
- Has the data within a column remained consistent?