Import new employees for WFM
Use the file import to add new employees. The file import cannot be used to update information about existing employees.
A validation of the import file is done before you run the import. The validation highlights any potential issues in the file, for example duplicate names or a contract name that could not be matched to any existing contract name.
If there are warnings, the affected fields are highlighted in yellow. If you decide to go through with the import, rows with warnings are still imported. Warnings are shown for example when both the first and last name are the same as for an existing user or when the email address is the same as for an existing user.
If there are errors, the affected fields are highlighted in red. If you decide to go through with the import without adjusting these values first, rows with errors are not imported. Errors are shown for example when the employment number is the same as for an existing user.
For some of the parameters, default values can be set. These values are used as fallback values, if they are not defined in the import file. See Set default values for the WFM employee import for more information.
The imports of new employees are shown in the General Audit Trail report.
Prerequisites
- You have the Web > People > Add new employees permission.
Page location
WFM > People
Procedures
Import new employees
- Prepare the import file to ensure it fulfills the employee import file format. See Import file format for WFM employees.
- Click Add new employees and select Import new employees.
- Select the Time zone to set for the users in the import. The time zone is from the IANA database
- Select a day of the week for Work week starts on.
- Drop the file to import in the area at the top of the page.
- Review any warnings or errors. If needed, adjust the file and upload it again.
- Click Import.
- Click OK.
- A message is shown when the import is done. It specifies the number of agents that were successfully imported, and if applicable the number of agents that could not be imported because of errors. Click OK.
Follow up on the import
When the import is done, the result is shown in the import view.
- The filtered table by default shows any rows with errors. These rows have not been imported.
- Select the Warnings check box to show any rows with warnings.
- Select the Imported check box to show the rows that were successfully imported.
Related topics
- Set default values for the WFM employee import
- Import file format for WFM employees
- General Audit Trail report
- Import and export users for QM and Analytics—Import users into the rest of the Workforce Optimization suite