Topic

How to ensure information is preserved (not deleted or removed) when uploading contacts to Everbridge Suite via a CSV file.

Description

When updating contacts with a CSV upload, it is not necessary to include all of the headers in the CSV file that contain the update information. For example, if you did not want to update any contacts' SMS delivery methods, you would remove the "SMS 1" and "SMS 1 Country" columns (including headers) from the CSV file.

The inverse also works: including the header and column for a value but leaving the respective cell blank will remove that information for the contact.

Keep in mind the following when preparing CSV files for contact uploads:

• The following fields are required when uploading contacts:
  1. First Name.
  2. Last Name.
  3. External ID.
  4. Record Type.
  5. END (not always required, but always recommended).
• Uploading any field with a blank value will remove the data for that contact. NOTE: The exception to this is static location data. See knowledge article EBS: How to Delete or Replace the Static Location Data for a Contact When Uploading a CSV File to the Everbridge Manager Portal for more information on static location fields.

For information on preserving group associations during contact uploads, see knowledge article EBS: How to Add Contacts to Groups via an Upload File in Everbridge Suite.

For more information on contact uploads, see knowledge article EBS: Contact Upload User Guide and EBS: Troubleshooting & Configuration Guide for Contact Uploads - Main Page.