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Import field reference

Every importable record type and field. Generated from IMPORT_ENTITIES in packages/core/src/imports/entities.ts.

  • Type: text is copied (trimmed); number strips $, , and spaces; boolean accepts yes/no, y/n, true/false, 1/0; date becomes YYYY-MM-DD; datetime is a date and time (include an offset).
  • Lookup: the column must identify an existing record or an active definition. See Lookups.
  • For Clients, the person fields (name, contact, address, emergency contact) are written to the client's person record.

Clients

Record type key: client.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
First name firstName Yes text
Last name lastName Yes text
Middle name middleName text
Preferred name preferredName text
Email email text
Phone phone text
Alternate phone alternatePhone text
Date of birth dateOfBirth date
Gender gender text
Preferred language preferredLanguage text
Address line 1 addressLine1 text
Address line 2 addressLine2 text
City city text
Province province text
Postal code postalCode text
Emergency contact emergencyContact text
Emergency contact phone emergencyContactPhone text
Client number clientNumber text
Status currentStatusId text Definition set client_status
Assigned staff (email) assignedStaffId text staff (by email)
Site primarySiteId text sites (by name)
Intake started intakeStartedAt datetime
Job search notes jobSearchNotes text
Company companyName text

People

Record type key: people.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
First name firstName Yes text
Last name lastName Yes text
Middle name middleName text
Preferred name preferredName text
Email email text
Phone phone text
Alternate phone alternatePhone text
Date of birth dateOfBirth date
Gender gender text
Preferred language preferredLanguage text
Address line 1 addressLine1 text
Address line 2 addressLine2 text
City city text
Province province text
Postal code postalCode text
Emergency contact emergencyContact text
Emergency contact phone emergencyContactPhone text

Staff

Record type key: staff.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Person (email) personId Yes text people (by email)
Title title text
Employee number employeeNumber text
Role staffRoleId text Definition set staff_role
Status statusId text Definition set staff_status
Department departmentId text Definition set department_type
Site primarySiteId text sites (by name)
Hire date hiredAt date
Max open cases maxOpenCases number
Bookable isBookableResource boolean

Applicants

Record type key: applicant.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Person (email) personId Yes text people (by email)
Registration status registrationStatusId text Definition set applicant_registration_status
Source sourceId text Definition set applicant_source
Work authorization workAuthorizationStatusId text Definition set work_authorization_status
Linked client (email) linkedClientId text clients (by email)

Cases

Record type key: case.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Client (email or client #) clientId Yes text clients (by email)
Case type typeId Yes text Definition set case_type
Case status statusId Yes text Definition set case_status
Case number caseNumber Yes text
Title title Yes text
Opened at openedAt Yes datetime
Priority priorityId text Definition set case_priority
Program programId text Definition set program
Assigned staff (email) primaryStaffId text staff (by email)
Description description text
Closed at closedAt datetime

Follow-ups

Record type key: follow-up.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Task task Yes text
Due date dueDate datetime
Client (email) clientId text clients (by email)
Case number caseId text cases (by caseNumber)
Staff (email) staffId text staff (by email)
Status statusId text Definition set follow-up-statuses
Priority priorityId text Definition set follow-up-priorities

Appointments

Record type key: appointment (alias: schedule).

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Title title Yes text
Start startAt Yes datetime
End endAt Yes datetime
Type typeId Yes text Definition set appointment_type
Status statusId Yes text Definition set appointment_status
Client (email) clientId text clients (by email)
Staff (email) primaryStaffId text staff (by email)
Site siteId text sites (by name)
Location locationText text
Description description text

Events

Record type key: event.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Title title Yes text
Start startAt Yes datetime
End endAt Yes datetime
Type typeId Yes text Definition set event_type
Status statusId Yes text Definition set event_status
Capacity capacity number
Site siteId text sites (by name)
Public isPublic boolean
Description description text

Employers

Record type key: employer.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Legal name legalName Yes text
Status statusId Yes text Definition set employer_status
Display name displayName text
Business number businessNumber text
Email email text
Phone phone text
Website websiteUrl text
Address addressLine1 text
City city text
Province province text
Postal code postalCode text
Industry industry text
Company size companySize text
Source sourceId text Definition set employer_source
Owner (email) ownerStaffId text staff (by email)

Employer contacts

Record type key: employer-contact.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Employer (name) employerId Yes text employers (by legalName)
First name firstName text
Last name lastName text
Title title text
Email email text
Phone phone text
Primary isPrimary boolean

Employer interactions

Record type key: employer-interaction.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Employer (name) employerId Yes text employers (by legalName)
Date interactionAt Yes datetime
Subject subject text
Summary summary text
Type interactionTypeId text Definition set interaction_type
Staff (email) staffId text staff (by email)

Job postings

Record type key: job-posting.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Employer (name) employerId Yes text employers (by legalName)
Title title Yes text
Description description Yes text
Status statusId Yes text Definition set job_posting_status
Posting code postingCode text
Location locationText text
Employment type employmentTypeId text Definition set employment_type
Workplace type workplaceTypeId text Definition set workplace_type
Category categoryId text Definition set job_category
Salary min salaryMin number
Salary max salaryMax number
Salary text salaryText text
Openings openingsCount number
Closes at closesAt datetime
Show on public portal showOnPublicPortal boolean

Job applications

Record type key: job-application.

Field Key Required Type Lookup
Applicant (email) applicantId Yes text applicants (by email)
Job posting (code or title) jobPostingId Yes text job-postings (by postingCode)
Status statusId Yes text Definition set job-application-statuses
Stage currentStageId text Definition set application_stage
Applied at appliedAt datetime